Java (w/out ports?)

[Jonathan Chen]

On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 05:52:34PM -0500, Jamie wrote:
> Are there any documents on the web some-place that explain how
> to install java on freebsd, w/out the ports system?
> 
> Over on linux, I used to have /usr/local/jdk1.n and a symlink
> to whichever JDK I was using. I kind of liked it that way, even
> though it was kind of a pain to keep all the paths straight.
> 
> Haven't been able to figure out how to do this with FreeBSD,
> any pointers to docs appreciated!

With the ports and javavmwrapper, you should switch between JVMs
by defining environment variables.
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Jonathan Chen <jonc at chen.org.nz>
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