Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-amd64] Java on AMD64
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:45:13
Message-Id: 5bdc1c8b0709200733p4fa1c55amdaccb53b36883ce0@mail.gmail.com
1 It has been a long time since I've looked at Java on my AMD64 machine.
2 I run into links, etc., and they don't work. It was frustrating two
3 years ago. It just didn't work. On my machine still it doesn't, but
4 maybe this is because I haven't tried to fix it in a long time, so...
5
6 Here's a link with some Java on the page:
7
8 http://mathworld.wolfram.com/GaussianFunction.html
9
10 I get the typical white box with a jigsaw puzzle piece asking me to
11 'Click here to download plugin' and then a message about JRE missing.
12
13 I currently use Blackdown but notice this 'virtual' JRE is Sun. That
14 all seems a bit strange.
15
16 lightning ~ # eix -I jre
17 [I] dev-java/blackdown-jre
18 Available versions: (1.4.2) 1.4.2.03-r14
19 {nsplugin}
20 Installed versions: 1.4.2.03-r14(1.4.2)(01:56:19 AM 06/02/2007)(-nsplugin)
21 Homepage: http://www.blackdown.org
22 Description: Blackdown Java Runtime Environment
23
24 [U] virtual/jre
25 Available versions:
26 (1.4) 1.4.1 1.4.2
27 (1.5) 1.5.0
28 (1.6) 1.6.0
29 Installed versions: 1.5.0(1.5)(10:30:16 PM 06/01/2007)
30 Homepage: http://java.sun.com/
31 Description: Virtual for JRE
32
33 Found 2 matches.
34 lightning ~ #
35
36 I thought that before I invested too much time I'd ask if there is
37 anyone who makes pages like the one above work and what you have
38 installed.
39
40 Thanks!
41
42 Cheers,
43 Mark
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Re: [gentoo-amd64] Java on AMD64 Volker Armin Hemmann <volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de>
Re: [gentoo-amd64] Java on AMD64 Bernhard Auzinger <e0026053@×××××××××××××××××.at>