Hi-- On May 29, 2013, at 5:53 PM, Xu Zhe <xzpe...@gmail.com> wrote: [ … ] > BTW, I would appreciate if anyone can tell me why build java need java > support?
You need a Java compiler to build the Java standard platform libraries (ie, java.*, javax.*, etc) needed by the JRE, but you can cross-compile those somewhere else (and/or run a precompiled Linux JRE via FreeBSD's Linux emulation) if needed to bootstrap a native Java toolchain from scratch. Regards, -- -Chuck _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
