Re: OpenJDK binaries

["Steven M. Bellovin" <smb%cs.columbia.edu@localhost>]

On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:42:39 +0100
Adam Hoka <adam.hoka%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:

> Christos Zoulas wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I put copies of the openjdk binaries I've compiled under current for
> > amd64 and i386 on
> > ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/christos/openjdk.
> > 
> > These are experimental (they probably do not pass the java test
> > suite), but they should allow you if you want to easily rebuild
> > them yourself using the openjdk sources and those pre-built
> > binaries.
> > 
> > Please report bugs to the netbsd java mailing list!
> > 
> > Enjoy,
> > 
> > christos
> 
> I think it needs older X11 libs than I have. :(

So -- what is the best way to run a Java app now?  What packages work
the best?  (I don't *think* I need the latest and great; I just need
something that has Java Swing, on both i386 and amd64.)


                --Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb