Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 03:53:56 -0600 From: Oscar Bastidas <obastida@umn.edu> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Question for Installing Java Apache Binaries Using pkg Message-ID: <CAAXyaU2X1A4uNF2D7KkDvQ0QgQdwdwUaeztFon0SwPyM9Zi_4g@mail.gmail.com>
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Hello, I would like to install the external Java library known as 'HttpClient' on my Android tablet so that I can use it in my Java code (I use the Linux emulator known as Termux and the ecj compiler available for it - I am trying to do *all* of my coding on my Android tablet without touching a 'real' computer - so far it's been working). On the Apache website ( https://hc.apache.org/downloads.cgi), the binaries for 'HttpClient' are available for download (I was specifically recommended HttpClient 5.0 for my endeavors by Apache personnel), but this is where I am stuck (they also have 'source' files available in .tar.gz and .zip formats too, just like the binaries). Would you please tell me how I should proceed with using the available binary download along with Linux's 'pkg' command? I imagine I'll need to download the binary for starters, but where does it go (I have a hunch where it *might* go in the Termux world, but not sure, but I don't mind trying it for starters)? How does 'pkg' know where binaries are sitting to open them up? Once it's in the right location, wherever that may be, can I just execute the 'pkg install BINARY_NAME dx' command? Should I convert/compile the binaries to 'dex' first? I should note that using the above paradigm for standard Termux packages necessitates having the 'dx' at the end of the pkg installation command (because Android's virtual machine is dalvik which I think only processes 'dex'). Given that this is the case, should I use the the 'source' instead of the binary and compile everything in it using Java to obtain 'dex' files, then stick those results into the correct location in order to use 'pkg'? Thanks for any insight, direction or guidance you can provide me with and please do excuse me if my questions are naive, but I am kind of new at this field and trying to teach myself as I go along. Oscar
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