Talk:Java
This didn't help!!
I'm just trying to have simple java application run in mozilla or linux-mozilla (whichever works first) but the about plugins refuses to list java for some reason despite the symlink. I don't need the whole SDK.
I've installed linux-mozilla and the jre and everything else. Flash works fine by the way, I don't see which step Java requires that Flash didn't...
I've been at this for weeks, but now I've got internet to help me finally! Except another 2 days was fruitless.
If I get that last step to work I promise a full walkthru in the wiki. But for now, I'm 100% stumped.
For your info, I'm a bottom feeder rookie on FreeBSD (i.e. a traumatized Windoze regugee). Detailed explanations are welcome.
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to make a long story much shorter
You need a working java compiler to compile java on a freebsd system. so the work around is to install the linux jdk, add the files that building java requires (in /usr/ports/distfiles -- all those files that the webpage says to install) and then go into /usr/ports/java/jre (or jdk14 or whatever) and build it. It takes a) a long time and b) a lot of diskspace. I understand that if you install the linux browser (instead of compiling mozilla/firefox from ports or using freebsd pkg) you can also use the linux java jre with it.
also
see this link form the newbies mailing list: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=107129+112090+/usr/local/www/db/text/2004/freebsd-newbies/20041107.freebsd-newbies
