From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 19 00:10:51 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A8BF6106566C for ; Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:10:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jonc@chen.org.nz) Received: from chen.org.nz (203-109-245-75.static.bliink.ihug.co.nz [203.109.245.75]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6DC7E8FC18 for ; Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:10:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: by chen.org.nz (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 06D4AE044A; Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:51:49 +1200 (NZST) Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:51:49 +1200 From: Jonathan Chen To: Jamie Message-ID: <20100718235149.GA57689@osiris.chen.org.nz> References: <20100718225234.GB9225@apollo.podro.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20100718225234.GB9225@apollo.podro.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Java (w/out ports?) X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:10:51 -0000 On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 05:52:34PM -0500, Jamie wrote: > Are there any documents on the web some-place that explain how > to install java on freebsd, w/out the ports system? > > Over on linux, I used to have /usr/local/jdk1.n and a symlink > to whichever JDK I was using. I kind of liked it that way, even > though it was kind of a pain to keep all the paths straight. > > Haven't been able to figure out how to do this with FreeBSD, > any pointers to docs appreciated! With the ports and javavmwrapper, you should switch between JVMs by defining environment variables. -- Jonathan Chen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "I don't want to achive immortality through my works.. I want to achieve it through not dying" - Woody Allen