Stan Sander <[email protected]> posted [email protected], excerpted below, on Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:25:41 -0700:
> eselect java-nsplugin list > Available 32-bit Java browser plugins > [1] emul-linux-x86-java-1.6 current [2] > emul-linux-x86-java-1.6-plugin2 > Available 64-bit Java browser plugins > [1] icedtea6 current > > But, here is where I'm at a loss and hoping someone can kick me in the > right direction. When I launch my 64-bit seamonkey and do about:plugins > icedtea6 doesn't show up and pages with java applets indicate I need a > java plugin. Take a look at flameeyes' blog. He had a writeup on 64-bit icedtea and some of the remaining hurdles to getting it really working properly on amd64, probably a couple weeks ago. I've been sort of following the whole subject, wanting an open source solution since I don't do proprietaryware, but as I've obviously learned to do without over the last few years, it hasn't been something extremely pressing to me, just something that would be "nice". Also, as I've never had a Java working on Gentoo since until recently the only choices were proprietaryware, I tend to find the various blogs and etc on the topic rather harder to follow than those who are active Java users, so it's not something I've been /able/ to follow as closely as I might otherwise wish. Based on that, my conclusion from reading his blog was that yes, there's progress, and it might actually be installable and workable to some degree for someone sufficiently determined or who already knows how Java works on Gentoo normally. However, it's not only far from stable, but honestly, it's still far from ~arch material as well. There are still enough technical hurdles to jump that only the relatively technically elite (dev grade, and preferably with current Java experience) are going to be able to do it, and even then it's likely to take serious time and patience. The gist was "check back in another 3-6 months". I happen to have his rss feed subscribed, so let me give you the URL. I'll let you do the search thru back blogs to find that particular article. http://blog.flameeyes.eu/ -- Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. "Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman
