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Greg Tassone wrote: |
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> FYI: There is nothing "unstable" about JDK 1.5 (or Java 5). It is the |
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> recommended "production" platform/runtime of choice for many large |
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> vendors and IT shops, and has been for some time now. It has simply |
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> been package-masked here at Gentoo because there have been some |
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> lingering ebuilds that didn't compile cleanly with it. Hopefully it is |
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> going to be unmasked VERY soon. |
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It also by default produces class files that are not compatible with |
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earlier versions etc. |
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You can safely make 1.5 the user vm using java-config -s. But just be |
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sure you don't ever set it as the system vm. |
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Regards, |
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Petteri |
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