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Stan Sander <stsander@×××××.net> posted 49486325.5090601@×××××.net, |
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excerpted below, on Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:25:41 -0700: |
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> eselect java-nsplugin list |
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> Available 32-bit Java browser plugins |
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> [1] emul-linux-x86-java-1.6 current [2] |
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> emul-linux-x86-java-1.6-plugin2 |
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> Available 64-bit Java browser plugins |
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> [1] icedtea6 current |
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> But, here is where I'm at a loss and hoping someone can kick me in the |
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> right direction. When I launch my 64-bit seamonkey and do about:plugins |
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> icedtea6 doesn't show up and pages with java applets indicate I need a |
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> java plugin. |
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Take a look at flameeyes' blog. He had a writeup on 64-bit icedtea and |
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some of the remaining hurdles to getting it really working properly on |
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amd64, probably a couple weeks ago. |
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I've been sort of following the whole subject, wanting an open source |
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solution since I don't do proprietaryware, but as I've obviously learned |
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to do without over the last few years, it hasn't been something extremely |
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pressing to me, just something that would be "nice". Also, as I've never |
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had a Java working on Gentoo since until recently the only choices were |
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proprietaryware, I tend to find the various blogs and etc on the topic |
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rather harder to follow than those who are active Java users, so it's not |
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something I've been /able/ to follow as closely as I might otherwise |
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wish. |
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Based on that, my conclusion from reading his blog was that yes, there's |
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progress, and it might actually be installable and workable to some |
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degree for someone sufficiently determined or who already knows how Java |
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works on Gentoo normally. However, it's not only far from stable, but |
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honestly, it's still far from ~arch material as well. There are still |
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enough technical hurdles to jump that only the relatively technically |
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elite (dev grade, and preferably with current Java experience) are going |
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to be able to do it, and even then it's likely to take serious time and |
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patience. The gist was "check back in another 3-6 months". |
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I happen to have his rss feed subscribed, so let me give you the URL. |
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I'll let you do the search thru back blogs to find that particular |
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article. |
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http://blog.flameeyes.eu/ |
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Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. |
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"Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- |
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and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman |
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