Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 15:08:05 +0930 (CST) From: Greg Lewis <glewis@trc.adelaide.edu.au> To: Arun Sharma <adsharma@sharmas.dhs.org> Cc: freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: jdk 1.2.2 compile Message-ID: <200005030538.PAA71657@ares.trc.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <20000502104433.A15992@sharmas.dhs.org> from Arun Sharma at "May 2, 2000 10:44:33 am"
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Arun Sharma wrote: > Is there any chance of me getting a binary release of jdk 1.2.2 just > to be able to recompile my own copy of jdk 1.2.2 ? I understand that > the main issue is that SCSL doesn't allow redistribution. That is indeed the main issue. There is also a technical issue with regards to Motif vs. Lesstif. > But how is it that I can download jdk118 binary from freebsd.org ? At > what point can someone redistribute jdk12 binaries ? Can someone clarify ? JDK 1.1.8 wasn't released under the SCSL but under a different agreement. At least one of the porting team members has an agreement which allows him to distribute binaries for this. > I'm trying to avoid having to download the whole linux compatibility layer, > just to be able to compile jdk122. This is certainly a big handicap of things as they stand now. You may find that you can use the minimal binaries and classes available at http://home.munich.netsurf.de/Thomas.Mittelstaedt/jdk12_FreeBSD.html -- Greg Lewis glewis@trc.adelaide.edu.au Computing Officer +61 8 8303 5083 Teletraffic Research Centre To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message
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