[Bluej-discuss] Bug report (install on FreeBSD)

[Davin McCall]

Hi Aryeh,

Can you tell me what:

    System.getProperty("java.specification.version")

... returns when run on the diablo-jdk15? If it doesn't return "1.5" or 
something in that format then it would seem to be a problem with that 
JDK and not with BlueJ. (The installer doesn't specifically check for a 
Sun implementation - it just wants to be running on a correct Java version).

See property documentation at:
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/System.html#getProperties()

And additionally:
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/guide/versioning/spec/versioning2.html
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v3r1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.netcool_gui.doc/admin/xF439799280.html

... which both indicate that the property should be an "x.y"-style 
version number.

Davin


Aryeh M. Friedman wrote:
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> A typical jdk install on FreeBSD uses diablo-jdk15 (see
> foundation.freebsd.org) and the installer fails to reconize this as a
> valid jdk... this is true even if sun's 1.5 or 1.6 is installed (due
> to FreeBSD's JavaVMWrapper architicture [it will detect diablo as
> being the prefered version even if a sun newer sun jdk is installed
> {see the man page on the freebsd web site}]... Two possible fixes make
> the installer fail with more noise saying that no jdk could be found
> and/or allow the non-sun jdk's to be used.... I fixed it by
> deinstalling diablo since I do all my personal work in 1.6 but thats
> besides the point.
>
> - --
> Aryeh M. Friedman
> FloSoft Systems, Java Developer Tools
> http://www.flosoft-systems.com
> Developer, not business, friendly.
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