In the last episode (May 10), Adam Smith said: > I thought that last year FreeBSD finally got it's own version of JDK > which stopped us having to rely on using the Linux version.
There is a native FreeBSD binary jdk 1.3.1, but jdk 1.4 requires an existing 1.4 java install to build, so it can't be used. > Why, when choosing to install jdk14 from the ports, am I asked to install > the Linux version first? I thought it was supposed to be stand alone. > > ===> jdk-1.4.2p6_4 depends on file: /usr/local/linux-sun-jdk1.4.2/bin/javac - not > found > ===> Verifying install for /usr/local/linux-sun-jdk1.4.2/bin/javac in > /usr/ports/java/linux-sun-jdk14 > ===> linux-sun-jdk-1.4.2.04 You must manually fetch the J2SE SDK self-extracting > file for the Linux platform (j2sdk-1_4_2_04-linux-i586.bin) from > http://javashoplm.sun.com/ECom/docs/Welcome.jsp?StoreId=22&PartDetailId=j2sdk-1.4.2_04-oth-JPR&SiteId=JSC&TransactionId=noreg, > place it in /usr/ports/distfiles and then run make again. > *** Error code 1 > > Should I continue from here and download the Linux version? What's it for > when it comes to installing FreeBSD's java? It's for the initial build. Once the native binary is installed, you can uninstall the linux one. -- Dan Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"