From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 4 20:38:36 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D92616A421 for ; Fri, 4 Nov 2005 20:38:36 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: from misty.eyesbeyond.com (glewis.dsl.xmission.com [166.70.56.15]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 832F643D66 for ; Fri, 4 Nov 2005 20:38:35 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: from misty.eyesbeyond.com (localhost.eyesbeyond.com [127.0.0.1]) by misty.eyesbeyond.com (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id jA4KcX5r076923; Fri, 4 Nov 2005 13:38:34 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: (from glewis@localhost) by misty.eyesbeyond.com (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id jA4KcXUQ076922; Fri, 4 Nov 2005 13:38:33 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) X-Authentication-Warning: misty.eyesbeyond.com: glewis set sender to glewis@eyesbeyond.com using -f Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 13:38:32 -0700 From: Greg Lewis To: Richard Schilling Message-ID: <20051104203832.GA76906@misty.eyesbeyond.com> References: <436BBFE6.70205@rsmba.biz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <436BBFE6.70205@rsmba.biz> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: new error building jdk14] 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, 04 Nov 2005 20:38:36 -0000 On Fri, Nov 04, 2005 at 12:09:10PM -0800, Richard Schilling wrote: > Sean McNeil wrote: > >For amd64, you must use java 1.5. This is the only version available > >for that platform. I have been using jdk1.5 for a long time now and it > >works very well for me. > > I think I'll take that advice to heart.... :-) > > I forced the build, thinking that the ONLY_FOR_ARCHS setting was > overlooked. The reasoning being that the i386 code should compile fine > under gcc. Lesson learned..... You could probably do it with a lot of messing around, but it would be very painful. > >Also, you should consider moving to 6-current. 5.4 has issues with the > >linux emulation that cause building jdk1.5 a bit of a headache. There > >are no such issues with 6-current. > > Is 6-current stable enough to be used in production? I'm having issues > getting a kernel compiled in 5.4 as well. Was kind of worried about > jumping to 6 until I knew what was wrong. 6.0 has just been released and is almost universally being reported as more stable than 5.4. -- Greg Lewis Email : glewis@eyesbeyond.com Eyes Beyond Web : http://www.eyesbeyond.com Information Technology FreeBSD : glewis@FreeBSD.org