Hi. All this was needed for the upgrade to gen-2 and some weeks afterwards. You don't need it anymore and can use java normally, i.e. the way you used it with gen-1. If you remove all the lines from package.keywords, there will be some packages asking to downgrade.
> Some time ago Gentoo made a fundamental change in the way Java JDKs and > JREs are handled, and as per instructions I read somewhere (I don't > remember where), I put the following in /etc/portage/package.keywords: > > # Core Gentoo/Java Packages > dev-java/ant-core > dev-java/ant-tasks > dev-java/ant > dev-java/java-config > dev-java/java-config-wrapper > dev-java/javatoolkit > # JDKs > =dev-java/sun-jdk-1.4* > =dev-java/sun-jdk-1.5* > =dev-java/sun-jdk-1.6* > =dev-java/ibm-jdk-bin-1.4* > =dev-java/ibm-jdk-bin-1.5* > =dev-java/jrockit-jdk-bin-1.4* > =dev-java/jrockit-jdk-bin-1.5* > =dev-java/blackdown-jdk-1.4* > dev-java/kaffe > # JREs > =dev-java/sun-jre-bin-1.4* > =dev-java/sun-jre-bin-1.5* > =dev-java/ibm-jre-bin-1.4* > =dev-java/blackdown-jre-1.4* > # Virtuals > virtual/jdk > virtual/jre > # Compilers > dev-java/eclipse-ecj > dev-java/jikes > # Documentation > dev-java/java-sdk-docs > # Misc packages that have been updated to generation-2, > # where the generation-1 won't build and/or run properly > dev-java/lucene > dev-java/gnu-jaxp > # These have optional Java support, but need ~arch to function properly > # with generation-2 > dev-util/subversion > sys-libs/db > > This stuff looks rather out of date at this point. Is it still needed? > Is there a newer version, or more up-to-date instructions posted > somewhere? > > -- > Lindsay Haisley | "In an open world, | PGP public key > FMP Computer Services | who needs Windows | available at > 512-259-1190 | or Gates" | http://pubkeys.fmp.com > http://www.fmp.com | | > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- Algardas -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
