On Sunday 27 January 2013 2:54:12 pm Amit Kulkarni wrote: > Also: the FAQ on how to install JDK seem to me to be out of date? > > > http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq8.html#Programming: > > > > > IMHO, the whole section can be deleted... why recommend end users to > compile 1.6, then 1.7 and then icedtea-web? they can use packages to > download the browser plugin... >
I agree. The FAQ is for the last release. 5.2 has both jdk 7 and icedtea-web packages. People should just be encouraged to use them. Index: faq/faq8.html =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/www/faq/faq8.html,v retrieving revision 1.239 diff -u -p -u -r1.239 faq8.html --- faq/faq8.html 1 Nov 2012 15:05:30 -0000 1.239 +++ faq/faq8.html 27 Jan 2013 21:05:46 -0000 @@ -343,42 +343,32 @@ This new compiler is available as a subp </tr> <tr valign="top"> -<td rowspan="5">Java</td> +<td rowspan="4">Java</td> <td> <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/ports/devel/jdk/?only_with_tag=OPENBSD_5_2";>devel/jdk</a> </td> -<td>Sun JDK - only 1.7 as a package; for older version see build instructions below.</td> +<td>Sun JDK - only 1.7 as a package; 1.6 is not recommended due lack of updates and restrictive license.</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> -<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/ports/lang/classpath/?only_with_tag=OPENBSD_5_2";>lang/classpath</a> +<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/ports/www/icedtea-web/?only_with_tag=OPENBSD_5_2";>www/icedtea-web</a> </td> -<td>essential core class libraries for Java</td> +<td>Browser plugin and web start for jdk/1.7 only</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> -<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/ports/lang/kaffe/?only_with_tag=OPENBSD_5_2";>lang/kaffe</a> -</td> -<td></td> -</tr> - -<tr valign="top"> -<td> -<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/ports/lang/jikes/?only_with_tag=OPENBSD_5_2";>lang/jikes</a> -</td> -<td> -Fast compiler, works well. -This needs a "run-time jar", the bytecode version of all the standard API. +<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/ports/devel/eclipse/?only_with_tag=OPENBSD_5_2";>devel/eclipse</a> </td> +<td>Large IDE; works with Sun JDK</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> -<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/ports/devel/eclipse/?only_with_tag=OPENBSD_5_2";>devel/eclipse</a> +<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/ports/devel/netbeans/?only_with_tag=OPENBSD_5_2";>devel/netbeans</a> </td> -<td>Large IDE; works with Sun JDK</td> +<td>Another IDE; works with Sun JDK</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> @@ -502,60 +492,6 @@ Plenty of subpackages are available for </tr> </table> - -<h3>Building the Sun JDK</h3> - -Due to Sun's restrictive SCSL license, OpenBSD cannot ship binary packages -for the JDK < 1.7. Starting from 1.7 OpenBSD has a fully GPLv2 licensed -port, that can be installed as a package. Users looking for the browser -plugin will still need to build 1.5 or 1.6 from ports until Sun releases -the plugin code. Note that you will need plenty of RAM for this build to -succeed. - -<p> -The JDK ports are in the <tt>devel/jdk</tt> subdirectory of the ports tree. -You can choose among different versions, each in their own subdirectory. -When you just type <tt>make</tt>, you will see a message asking you to -to fetch the source files manually from Sun's website. -Before you can do that, you need to register on that website, and agree -with the license. -That's why the ports framework cannot start the download automatically. - -<p> -Once you have downloaded the necessary distribution files and patch sets, -copy them to the <tt>/usr/ports/distfiles</tt> directory. -You will also need to have X installed on your system. -Start the build by issuing <tt>make</tt> in the port's subdirectory. - -<p> -The JDK requires a working Java 2 compiler as a bootstrap to build. -For this purpose, since OpenBSD 4.0, the port of JDK 1.5 uses kaffe, -which allows JDK 1.5 to be used on both i386 and amd64 platforms, -and reduces the build time considerably. - -<p> -Older versions of the JDK still require a Linux version of the JDK. -Linux emulation on OpenBSD is restricted to i386 systems, and so these -older JDK versions will build only on i386. -The ports framework should take care of installing the necessary files -and setting <tt>kern.emul.linux=1</tt>. -For more information, please read about Linux emulation in the -<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=compat_linux&sektion=8";>compat_linux(8)</a> -manual page, and also -<a href="faq9.html#Interact">FAQ 9 - Running Linux binaries on OpenBSD</a>. -Note that this Linux emulation is only required during the build of the -JDK, which results in a native OpenBSD JDK. -<b>You do not need Linux emulation to work with the native JDK.</b> - -<p> -After many hours, the build will finish. -Just continue with <tt>make install</tt> to install the JDK. - -<p> -If you run into errors such as -"Could not reserve enough space for object heap", -try increasing your processes' memory limits using -the shell's built-in <tt>ulimit</tt> command, with the <tt>-d</tt> flag. <h3>Other development tools</h3>
