Re: [opennms-devel] Trouble building Debian packages

On Jun 3, 2008, at 8:58 AM, Alex Bennee wrote:
>> apt-get install sun-java6-bin
>
> What does it need from here? It's actually installed but I'm using the
> openjdk jre and jdk because I want to avoid any pitfalls with the
> non-free Java's.

We would love to run with a fully free JDK, but so far it just hasn't  
been possible.  OpenNMS has historically needed a real Sun JDK, or an  
equivalent real Sun-derived JDK on platforms where Sun does not  
distribute one.  Over the years people have tried Kaffe / GCJ / GIJ /  
IcedTea JDKs, but they have never measured up.  Some lack features  
necessary to bootstrap OpenNMS, others just aren't robust enough to  
run OpenNMS at any real-world scale.

So for now, stick with the Sun JDK.  You're welcome to edit  
OPENNMS_HOME/etc/java.conf after running runjava -s and see what  
happens, but it's not likely to be pretty -- if it breaks, you get to  
keep both pieces :)

-jeff

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