Quoting Jeff Quast <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
On 11/14/06, Marc Ravensbergen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I am having a hard time getting java to work on openbsd.
I'll bet.
difference. I've googled for hours trying to find a solution, but can't
seem to fix it.
Lucky for you! My google works: http://www.google.com/search?q=openbsd+java
thanks for that... my point was that reading the results that google
gives does not help my situation.
I really don't want to download the source for java and compile... I am
on dialup so every byte counts.
I am sorry for this, as this is a very involved process that requires
"I agree" several times through the build. I beleive it took me two
days work on a fast machine on broadband. Only because of Sun's web
pages (which are very hard to navigate using lynx, of course).
netbsd and got it working through linux emulation as well. I had
problems with netbsd so it didn't stick around, but I believe that java
on bsd through emulation should be possible; probably just an oversight
somwhere on my part.
If anybody can give me some tips or tricks I would really appreciate it.
I would, but I would just be (poorly) repeating information that
developers have painstakingly documented.
http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq8.html#Programming
I've read that info; the "preferred" way of installing java (on
openbsd) is by compiling from source. As I am a full time java
developer, I use and test several different jdks at once. You might be
able to understand why I am hesitant to compile and download all this
stuff when openbsd supports linux emulation, and I already have
downloaded all the linux jdks that I need.
Thanks for your time,
Marc
If you're just asking for somebody to provide you with a complete
binary package of the completed build, then you are asking us to break
the law. Sun wants you to build it yourself, so that is what you will
have to do.
How do you jump to that conclusion from my email? No, never asked for that.
Sorry, but this just sounds like you are complaining.
What I was doing was asking for tips on getting linux emulation (more
particularly, linux jdk binaries) working under openbsd.
You should really send your grievences to sun, not openbsd misc.
OpenBSD can't
change Sun's licensing policies -- they can only abide by them. Maybe
all of this hoop jumping will make you realize that using this
language is a bad career move?
that is laughable, especially considering sun's anouncement yesterday
to GPL the entire java stack. Not trying to start a flame war here,
but open solaris, nexenta (solaris kernel, debian apps), and a million
linux distros all support Java really well. I am trying a java /
openbsd combination because I've heard good things about openbsd, and
from what I've seen so far I am very happy with it. I understand fully
why openbsd has issues with Java. I am not blaming them / you at all.
All I asked for was some advice getting this working. If you're going
to bash me over the head for that, perhaps you'd consider not replying
at all... save both your time and mine.
Marc
