Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Questions about java SDK ebuilds for linux
On 27/08/13 at 12:04pm, Wolfgang Liebich wrote: > Am 2013-08-26 18:40, schrieb James: > > Wolfgang Liebich siemens-enterprise.com> writes: > > > >> > >> Hi, > >> I'm using GENTOO linux as development platform for Java applications. > >> JAVA 8 is not officially out there, but still I would like to start > >> testing it, and there are "early access" > >> downloads at the oracle website. > > > > Checkout project sunrise and then other overlay sites for early offerings... > > Is there something like a comprehensive guide to the overlays, or a overlay > search engine? > I looked around in some of the JAVA overlays, but they look rather dated (or > contain only java based > application's ebuilds). If you use eix, theres eix-remote which lets you search remote overlays using eix the same way one would use it to search the local portage tree. -- - Yohan Pereira The difference between a Miracle and a Fact is exactly the difference between a mermaid and a seal. -- Mark Twain
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Questions about java SDK ebuilds for linux
Am 2013-08-26 18:40, schrieb James: Wolfgang Liebich siemens-enterprise.com> writes: Hi, I'm using GENTOO linux as development platform for Java applications. JAVA 8 is not officially out there, but still I would like to start testing it, and there are "early access" downloads at the oracle website. Checkout project sunrise and then other overlay sites for early offerings... Is there something like a comprehensive guide to the overlays, or a overlay search engine? I looked around in some of the JAVA overlays, but they look rather dated (or contain only java based application's ebuilds). Furthermore, the ebuilds for the IBM JDKs seem to be somewhat abandoned - is there an build for the ibm jdk V7 available somewhere? I did not find anything (yet)... IMHO, JAVA get's a bad rap in the open source world for a variety, sometimes very good, reasons. What JAVA on gentoo lacks is devoted afficionado team to keep up with supporting JAVA on Gentoo... There was a JAVA project for gentoo, but it seems quite dead. The wiki pages refer to the transition to JAVA 5, was...well... some time ago :-) This is a pity, though, as the java-config mechanism is really very useful. YMMV, hth, James
[gentoo-user] Re: Questions about java SDK ebuilds for linux
Wolfgang Liebich siemens-enterprise.com> writes: > > Hi, > I'm using GENTOO linux as development platform for Java applications. > JAVA 8 is not officially out there, but still I would like to start > testing it, and there are "early access" > downloads at the oracle website. Checkout project sunrise and then other overlay sites for early offerings... > Furthermore, the ebuilds for the IBM JDKs seem to be somewhat abandoned - is there an build for the ibm jdk V7 > available somewhere? I did not > find anything (yet)... IMHO, JAVA get's a bad rap in the open source world for a variety, sometimes very good, reasons. What JAVA on gentoo lacks is devoted afficionado team to keep up with supporting JAVA on Gentoo... YMMV, hth, James
