wazzup with this java build warning?

Kris Kennaway kris at obsecurity.org
Thu Oct 6 17:40:08 PDT 2005


On Thu, Oct 06, 2005 at 07:32:41PM -0500, Randy Schultz wrote:
> Doing a make in ports/java/jdk14.  Have in ports/distfiles the files the
> make asks for.  When the make continues it warns with:
> 
> ===>    Verifying install for /usr/local/linux-sun-jdk1.4.2/bin/javac in /usr/ports/java/linux-sun-jdk14
> ======================================================================
> Warning: This JDK may be unstable. You are advised to use the native
> FreeBSD JDK, in ports/java/jdk14.
> 
> 
> I don't get this.  I am using ports/java/jdk14, performing the make there,
> yet it barks with this.  Is this some debris from a bygone check or did I 
> miss a step?

No, read what it says..it's installing the linux-sun-jdk14 port as
part of the build of jdk14.  Why?  Because you need a java compiler to
bootstrap the java compiler.

Kris
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