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Walter Dnes wrote: |
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> On Sun, Jun 01, 2008 at 10:24:57AM -0400, Walter Dnes wrote |
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>> I only need a runtime. I don't know the programming language, so |
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>> there's no need for a full-blown development environment. |
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> OK, so I *WAS* going to try the Sun JRE. It seems that there's no |
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> such animal. You have to download the fullblown developer's kit... |
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SNIP! |
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> [m3000][root][~] emerge -pv blackdown-jre |
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> These are the packages that would be merged, in order: |
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> Calculating dependencies... done! |
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> [ebuild N ] dev-java/java-config-wrapper-0.15 7 kB |
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> [ebuild N ] net-libs/libnet-1.1.2.1-r1 USE="-doc" 998 kB |
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> [ebuild N ] dev-java/java-config-2.1.6 40 kB |
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> [ebuild N ] dev-java/java-config-1.3.7 15 kB |
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> [ebuild N ] dev-java/blackdown-jre-1.4.2.03-r14 USE="X alsa (-nsplugin) -odbc" 13,225 kB |
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> [m3000][root][~] emerge -pv blackdown-jdk |
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> These are the packages that would be merged, in order: |
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> Calculating dependencies... done! |
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> [ebuild N ] dev-java/java-config-wrapper-0.15 7 kB |
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> [ebuild N ] dev-java/java-config-2.1.6 40 kB |
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> [ebuild N ] dev-java/java-config-1.3.7 15 kB |
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> [ebuild N ] dev-java/blackdown-jdk-1.4.2.03-r15 USE="-doc (-nsplugin)" 33,571 kB |
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> The jdk is significantly smaller, and the jre even moreso. However, |
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> the "(-nsplugin)" scares me. Does that mean it doesn't have the ability |
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> to view Java applets in Firefox via plugins??? What's the point? Even |
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> with a desktop PC, a gigabyte here and a gigabyte there, and pretty soon |
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> you're talking real significant diskspace. I plan on getting an ASUS |
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> EEE 900 soon. And on that thing, a gigabyte to view webpage applets is a |
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> very bad idea. |
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Even the Sun JDK is not more than 100MB, I don't see the big deal. As |
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for the plugin, IIRC the Blackdown JRE/JDK have an unpatched security |
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issue with the browser plugin, which is why the plugin is turned off. |
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You may have better luck getting more in-depth answers on the |
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gentoo-java mail list. |
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Aaron |
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"The goblins are in charge of maintenance? Why not just set it on fire |
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now and call it a day?" |
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--Whip Tongue, Viashino Technician |
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