Fernando de Oliveira <fam...@yahoo.com.br> wrote: >Instructions in BLFS for OpenJDK were very robust. Originally, by DJ, I >think last update was from Bruce, cannot remember if Armin or Ken >touched it. > >Unfortunately, since icedtea-2.4.0, problems started. > >For all versions, I have been using book's patches, just renaming >according to the icedtea's version. > >First, the icedtea-2.4.0-add_cacerts-1.patch was first to finally fail >a >chunk (hope this sentence is written in an understandable language). > >Even though, it seemed to partially work, the three sites where I have >to use java understood everything from icedtea-web-1.4. > >Now, with icedtea-2.4.1, java seems to be working in most pages, but in >the test pages and in the three sites where I have to use java, firefox >freezes and in one of the latter, I get an error message to install >java >plugin. > >Another symptom of problems is that from some older version and up to >and including icedtea-2.4.0, first time a site wanted to execute (or >install, cannot remember) an applet, a popup informed and requested >confirmation, and if this reply was permanent. > >Now, with 2.4.1, it freezes firefox, no popup, perhaps this is exactly >what is causing the freezing. > >So, as this is a *critical security issue*, at least for me, I am >asking >help. > >*Please, someone, update the book.* > > Book's version: Latest >OpenJDK 1.7.0.9 1.7.0.40 (at ArchLinux) >IcedTea 2.3.3 2.4.1 (we already have a ticket) > >IcedTea went up to 2.3.9, before turning 2.4.0, so it has been a long >time since last update.
Run Firefox from a terminal and see if this is the save writ as this one: http://icedtea.classpath.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1495 --DJ -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content, and is believed to be clean. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
