On Wed, Dec 08, 2004 at 06:56:46PM -0800, Tabor Kelly wrote: [...] > What is the difference between the Native Java JDK (java/jdk14), and the > linux one (java/linux-sun-jdk14), besides the obvious fact that > java/linux-sun-jdk14 is officially sanctioned by Sun?
The native version works a lot better than the Linux version under FreeBSD. Quite a few of the bigger Java projects will fail to run correctly on the Linux version. > Also, if java/jdk14 is a native binary build of Java, why does it > require java/linux-sun-jdk14? The build of the native jdk14 requires a boot-strap Java-compiler, the one most readily available being the linux-sun-jdk14 version. Once the Native JDK14 is installed the Linux one can be removed. Updates to the native JDK can use the installed Native JDK as its boot-strap compiler. > Finally, a more general question: why do ports require specific versions > of java? For example: The OpenOffice port requires java/jdk-1.4.2p6_7, > shouldn't any vendor's copy of version 1.4 of the JDK work? You'll have to ask the OpenOffice maintainers about this one. -- Jonathan Chen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"