Binding JVM and Java Applications

[Gabriel Ambuehl]

Hello Jean-Baptiste,

Friday, April 23, 2004, 3:26:43 PM, you wrote:

>> Well  you aren't  with  FreeBSD and  Java 1.4.2  as  Java 1.4.2 isn't
>> certified by Sun so it may not be distributed in binary form (why else
>> would we have to go through the hoops to compile it...?)

> AFAIK  the  Linux JRE  binary  works  well  on  FreeBSD.  Am  I  missing
> something?  Of course you can't redistribute the FreeBSD native JDK, but
> the original Linux JRE, why not?

Well you can, but using Linux emulation sure does seem like a major
pain in the ass to me. And at that point, you'd probably have to
supply the linux emulation, too.


Best regards,
 Gabriel