2009/8/2 Max (Weijun) Wang <weijun.w...@sun.com>: > > On Aug 2, 2009, at 6:55 AM, Joseph D. Darcy wrote: > >> Vinod Kutty wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm trying to build openjdk7-ea-b67, so I downloaded the self-extracting >>> binary plugs and tried to extract it. >> >> You no longer need the binary plugs to perform an openjdk=true build. > > Oh, I've never heard about this before. (Sorry, I normally only do control > builds). > > Then what is jdk-7-ea-plug-b67-linux-i586-30_jul_2009.jar on > http://download.java.net/openjdk/jdk7/? Is it becoming an optional part in a > OpenJDK build? Do we have alternative implementation for the functions in > the binary plug? > > Thanks > Max > >> >> -Joe >> >>> >>> Unfortunately, it assumes a graphical environment for the license >>> agreement and will not proceed further. >>> >>> Surely there must be a way to interact with the license agreement on the >>> command line, similar to how the self-extracting pre-built Sun JDK builds >>> do? >>> >>> I'd appreciate instructions on how to do so. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> -- >>> VK >> > >
Max, The binary plugs are only now needed for the SNMP plugin, which is optional and not part of the Java specification. Everything else has been replaced by Free alternatives. Thanks, -- Andrew :-) Free Java Software Engineer Red Hat, Inc. (http://www.redhat.com) Support Free Java! Contribute to GNU Classpath and the OpenJDK http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath http://openjdk.java.net PGP Key: 94EFD9D8 (http://subkeys.pgp.net) Fingerprint: F8EF F1EA 401E 2E60 15FA 7927 142C 2591 94EF D9D8
