From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 16 23:39:06 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 610FD1065678 for ; Fri, 16 May 2008 23:39:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: from misty.eyesbeyond.com (gerbercreations.com [71.39.140.16]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2388A8FC23 for ; Fri, 16 May 2008 23:39:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: from misty.eyesbeyond.com (localhost.eyesbeyond.com [127.0.0.1]) by misty.eyesbeyond.com (8.13.1/8.13.3) with ESMTP id m4GNd4g0044011; Fri, 16 May 2008 16:39:05 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: (from glewis@localhost) by misty.eyesbeyond.com (8.13.1/8.13.3/Submit) id m4GNd4Ee044010; Fri, 16 May 2008 16:39:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) X-Authentication-Warning: misty.eyesbeyond.com: glewis set sender to glewis@eyesbeyond.com using -f Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 16:39:03 -0700 From: Greg Lewis To: Gabriel Engel Message-ID: <20080516233903.GA43930@misty.eyesbeyond.com> References: <4ded27ae0805160247v161abf7fnff52602b8b0f0be4@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4ded27ae0805160247v161abf7fnff52602b8b0f0be4@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Java 1.4 on a FreeBSD 7 X-BeenThere: freebsd-java@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting Java to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 23:39:06 -0000 On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 10:47:44AM +0100, Gabriel Engel wrote: > Did anyone manage to install Java 2 JDK 1.4.2 in a FreeBSD 7? > > I really need a payment service form SecureTrading, and it doesn't work on > version 1.5. > > Any ideas? Your choices are: 1. Install linux-sun-jdk14 (or another Linux JDK 1.4). 2. Install a jdk14 package for FreeBSD 6.x and also install misc/compat6x. 3. Hack on the jdk14 source until gcc 4.x is happy with it (many of the changes you need to make will show up in the jdk15 source). The main issue is the HotSpot C++ code. 4. Hack on the jdk14 source so that it can be compiled with a compiler whose executable is called e.g. gcc34/g++34 rather than gcc/g++ and make the port depend on an older gcc port on 7.x. -- Greg Lewis Email : glewis@eyesbeyond.com Eyes Beyond Web : http://www.eyesbeyond.com Information Technology FreeBSD : glewis@FreeBSD.org