JDK 1.5 port fails to compile

[Mike Jeays]

On Sat, 2005-06-04 at 21:38, delta.ski at verizon.net wrote:
> On Saturday 04 June 2005 06:28 pm, Vizion wrote:
> > On Saturday 04 June 2005 16:27,  the author Mike Jeays contributed to the
> > dialogue on-
> >
> >  JDK 1.5 port fails to compile:
> > >I downloaded the required sources for jdk15, but the port fails to
> > >compile; here are the final messages.  Did I fail to do something
> > >important?
> > >
> > > FreeBSD 5.3, with an up to date ports tree.
> > >
> > >
> > >../../../src/share/classes/com/sun/jmx/mbeanserver/MBeanInstantiatorImpl.j
> > >av a:162: warning: non-varargs call of varargs method with inexact
> > > argument type for last parameter; cast to java.lang.Object for a varargs
> > > call cast to java.lang.Object[] for a non-varargs call and to suppress
> > > this warning
> > >            moi= cons.newInstance(null);
> > >                                  ^
> > >Note: * uses or overrides a deprecated API.
> > >Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.
> > >Note: Some input files use unchecked or unsafe operations.
> > >Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.
> > >21 errors
> > >12 warnings
> > >gmake[3]: *** [.compile.classlist] Error 1
> > >gmake[3]: Leaving directory
> > >`/usr/ports/java/jdk15/work/j2se/make/java/java'
> > >gmake[2]: *** [all] Error 1
> > >gmake[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/ports/java/jdk15/work/j2se/make/java'
> > >gmake[1]: *** [all] Error 1
> > >gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/ports/java/jdk15/work/j2se/make'
> > >gmake: *** [j2se-build] Error 2
> > >*** Error code 2
> > >
> > >Stop in /usr/ports/java/jdk15.
> >
> > did you add
> > linprocfs   /compat/linux/proc   linprocfs   rw   0  0
> >
> > and then, as root, execute the commands:
> >
> > kldload linprocfs
> > mount /compat/linux/proc
> >
> > ??
> >
> > If not you will, need to make clean and recompile
> >
> > David
> >
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> 
> Lets backup to the beginning please. JDK 1.5 has some VERY different build 
> requirements. The instructions for this are in the READ.ME file that is 
> included with the compressed file you downloaded. Follow the instructions and 
> it will work.
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Guilty of not reading enough - I am much better off with jdk14 for
brushing up my Java skills.  The jdk14 port compiled with no problems at
all, and is all I need for the moment.

Thanks for the advice.