Re: Using OpenBSD article in 'The Jem Report'
On Sunday 30 April 2006 10:56 pm, Dave Feustel wrote: This is a very well written article for new users of OpenBSD: http://www.softwareinreview.com/cms/content/view/34/1/ One question I have: Is the description in the article of what's required to install Java on OpenBSD correct? The only thing that looked incorrect to me was the lack of a jre package. The port builds two packages; one for the jdk and one for the jre. You can install the jre using pkg_add or SUBPACKAGE=-jre make install. -Kurt
Re: Using OpenBSD article in 'The Jem Report'
On Monday 01 May 2006 10:48, Kurt Miller wrote: On Sunday 30 April 2006 10:56 pm, Dave Feustel wrote: This is a very well written article for new users of OpenBSD: http://www.softwareinreview.com/cms/content/view/34/1/ One question I have: Is the description in the article of what's required to install Java on OpenBSD correct? The only thing that looked incorrect to me was the lack of a jre package. The port builds two packages; one for the jdk and one for the jre. You can install the jre using pkg_add or SUBPACKAGE=-jre make install. -Kurt Thanks for the tip. Dave -- Lose, v., experience a loss, get rid of, lose the weight Loose, adj., not tight, let go, free, loose clothing
Using OpenBSD article in 'The Jem Report'
This is a very well written article for new users of OpenBSD: http://www.softwareinreview.com/cms/content/view/34/1/ One question I have: Is the description in the article of what's required to install Java on OpenBSD correct? Thanks, Dave Feustel -- Lose, v., experience a loss, get rid of, lose the weight Loose, adj., not tight, let go, free, loose clothing
Re: Using OpenBSD article in 'The Jem Report'
Yes, pretty much. Having installed Java on OpenBSD 3.8 a few months ago to be able to use the Camera Cache simulator (which is written in Java) for school, you do have to install every version of Java listed (1.3, 1.4, etc) depending on the version you want. If you want just 1.3 then you don't need 1.4 and 1.5 (I think), but if you want 1.5 then yes, you need to get everything prior to that (1.3, 1.4, etc...) as well as the BSD patchsets for those versions of Java. It does take a long time to compile (if you're running on a computer that's a few years old, like I was), but it does work quite nicely. After install and adjusting your PATH correctly, everything should work like a charm :).
Re: Using OpenBSD article in 'The Jem Report'
On Sunday 30 April 2006 21:19, David T Harris wrote: Yes, pretty much. Having installed Java on OpenBSD 3.8 a few months ago to be able to use the Camera Cache simulator (which is written in Java) for school, you do have to install every version of Java listed (1.3, 1.4, etc) depending on the version you want. If you want just 1.3 then you don't need 1.4 and 1.5 (I think), but if you want 1.5 then yes, you need to get everything prior to that (1.3, 1.4, etc...) as well as the BSD patchsets for those versions of Java. It does take a long time to compile (if you're running on a computer that's a few years old, like I was), but it does work quite nicely. After install and adjusting your PATH correctly, everything should work like a charm :). I have avoided Java like the plague for years, but now I am getting interested in using it. I probably will try installing it sometime after I get a newer and (much) faster computer with a AMD revision F cpu in it. Dave Feustel -- Lose, v., experience a loss, get rid of, lose the weight Loose, adj., not tight, let go, free, loose clothing
