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David Emmett <daisy@...> writes: |
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> !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "=dev-java/sun-jdk-1.4.2.10-r2" have been |
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> masked. [snip] |
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> Now according to the Gentoo Handbook, this means that the sun-jdk has not been |
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> tested (sufficiently) on the amd64 architecture. |
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Well, it potentially might make a bit of mess on your system, if you're not |
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careful. For Java 1.4.2 and 64-bit Blackdown JDK indeed is mostly a good |
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choice. Especially if you set it as a default system VM for now. |
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> Can I unmask this package, install it, |
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Yup. It works! See here: |
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http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-416912.html |
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Keep in mind, though, that the above procedure is not supported (officially) |
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and you get an 32-bit JDK this way. However, that is exactly what needs to be |
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done for using 32-bit sun-jdk-1.4.2 with 32-bit firefox-bin on amd64. |
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Disclaimer: WORKSFORME - YMMV. |
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> and then report any bugs I find using it on this architecture, |
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I don't think you should bother anyone (esp. yourself). Maybe you could |
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post your observations in the aforementioned forum topic instead? |
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> or is there any overwhelming reason |
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> why this won't work? |
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Once again, don't set it as a default JVM and remerge some 64-bit JDK |
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afterwards. Be careful and it should mostly work. There is in the end |
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a 32-bit (x86) support on the amd64 architecture, isn't it? |
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> Thanks for your advice, |
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> David Emmett |
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You're welcome, |
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Wiktor Wandachowicz |
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