7 messages in org.freebsd.freebsd-javaRe: starting off| From | Sent On | Attachments |
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| Chuck Robey | Nov 11, 2008 10:49 am | |
| Daniel Eischen | Nov 11, 2008 11:53 am | |
| Chuck Robey | Nov 11, 2008 12:37 pm | |
| Greg Lewis | Nov 11, 2008 9:43 pm | |
| Chuck Robey | Nov 12, 2008 8:34 am | |
| Rick C. Petty | Nov 12, 2008 7:43 pm | |
| Greg Lewis | Nov 13, 2008 9:57 pm |
| Subject: | Re: starting off | |
|---|---|---|
| From: | Daniel Eischen (deis...@freebsd.org) | |
| Date: | Nov 11, 2008 11:53:19 am | |
| List: | org.freebsd.freebsd-java | |
On Tue, 11 Nov 2008, Chuck Robey wrote:
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after a layoff from the java language for about 10 years, I've decided to really make my way back. When I was last active with Java, it was at 1.2, I guess right now the stable is I want to use is 1.6 (JDK6?) I need a touch of advice on now to go about doing this for my FreeBSD-current box.
I've been running FreeBSD-current since way back in the FreeBSD-1.0 days, with some breaks on my part due to health emergencies, and I still need to get the Java JDK6 working. I also want to get the 3.4 version of eclipse working, along with a couple of different plugins. I don't know if using a FreeBSD port is the best idea froo eclipse, and I guess I need that info for the JDK6 too.
You see, it *looks* like the latest JDK6 which is native is named "Diablo", but I can't find any description on the web for what the Diablo means. Also, the name of the tarball has "freebsd7" in it, so I need to know both what the Diablo means, and also if that "freebsd7" means it won't build for FreeBSD-current.
You see, I have the option of grabbing the Sun JDK6, the Linux-i386 binary, if I find that I can't build the Diablo either because of what that "Diablo" means, or because of what the FreeBSD7 means (if it's going to build on -current).
Please, could you give me some info on that? I don't need a dissertation on
what Java is, but I do need those 2 questions addressed, and thanks for your
time.
Follow the link in diablo-jdk16/pkg-descr; it explains it all.
Diablo-jdk16 is a pre-built binary distribution that has gone through all of Sun's requirements for releasing a binary. The FreeBSD Foundation funds this activity. Binaries for 6 and 7 will run on -current as long as you have compatibility packages installed (compat6x) and enabled in the kernel (COMPAT_FREEBSD6, COMPAT_FREEBSD7). You may also need to use libmap.conf to map libpthread to libthr.
jdk16 (non-diablo) is built from Sun's sources. You (the builder) have to download the source and patch files yourself and plop them into the correct place (DISTDIR, usually /usr/ports/distfiles). The build process can take some time, but from my experience jdk16 builds much faster than jdk15. Still, it may take many hours depending on your hardware.
I do not use the diablo port - I use the jdk built from sources, but I have not built it in a few months, and only for 32-bit i386.
-- DE
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