Re: use native Java on Solaris?

["OBATA Akio" <obache%netbsd.org@localhost>]

On Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:51:33 +0900, Larson, Timothy E. 
<TELarson%west.com@localhost> wrote:

> > I'm not looking forward to the time it takes to build Java, but
> > maybe this is the best solution for me, then.
>
> Building lang/sun-jdk6 gives the following error:
>
> ERROR: This package has set PKG_FAIL_REASON:
> ERROR: sun-jdk6-6.0.20 is not available for SunOS-5.9-sparc
> *** Error code 255
>
> I cannot find where it is coming from.  I don't see any Sun/sparc 
> NOT_FOR_PLATFORM anywhere in pkgsrc that seems to be related.  I wouldn't think 
> Java would be in an ONLY_FOR_PLATFORM situation, either.  (But I could be 
> wrong!)

It came from EMUL_PLATFORMS=linux-i386 in lang/sun-jre6/Makefile.common.

I don't know about Solaris world, but, for JDK6, must it be installed by users,
not part of the system?

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