Trying to install Java on FreeBSD

Jung-uk Kim jkim at FreeBSD.org
Thu Jul 28 18:53:03 UTC 2016


On 07/28/16 02:43 PM, Jung-uk Kim wrote:
> On 07/28/16 02:27 PM, Vineeth Karkad (vkarkad) wrote:
>> [auto-build at rel-bld11 ~]$ uname -a
>> FreeBSD rel-bld11.eng 9.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE #0: Wed Feb  8
>> 16:11:26 PST 2012  
>> root@:/sys/amd64/compile/MESSAGING_GATEWAY.amd64_INSTALL  amd64
>> [auto-build at rel-bld11 ~]$ /usr/local/openjdk7/bin/java -version
>> openjdk version "1.7.0"
>> OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0-root_2015_12_22_07_05-b00)
>> OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 21.0-b17, mixed mode)
>>
>>
>> I have another host with the same version of FreeBSD, that has openjdk7.
>> Not sure how it worked on that host.
> 
> If you really have to replicate the environment for some reason
> (although it is not supported), you can back up the package and its
> dependencies from old host, i.e., "pkg_create -b -R", copy all packages
                                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I think "pkg_create -R -b <pkg_name>" is more appropriate incantation
here.  Haven't done for years, sorry. :-P

Jung-uk Kim

> to new host, and install, i.e., "pkg_add <pkg_name>".

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