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nightmorph    09/10/07 18:14:31

  Modified:             java.xml
  Log:
  Updated Java guide for 64-bit plugins (bug 287675). Also removed some o=
ld cruft related to blackdown and old Sun versions.

Revision  Changes    Path
1.44                 xml/htdocs/doc/en/java.xml

file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/java=
.xml?rev=3D1.44&view=3Dmarkup
plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/java=
.xml?rev=3D1.44&content-type=3Dtext/plain
diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/java=
.xml?r1=3D1.43&r2=3D1.44

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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/java.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.43
retrieving revision 1.44
diff -u -r1.43 -r1.44
--- java.xml	16 Sep 2009 15:26:43 -0000	1.43
+++ java.xml	7 Oct 2009 18:14:31 -0000	1.44
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version=3D"1.0" encoding=3D"UTF-8"?>
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/java.xml,v 1.43 2009=
/09/16 15:26:43 nightmorph Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/java.xml,v 1.44 2009=
/10/07 18:14:31 nightmorph Exp $ -->
 <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd">
=20
 <guide link=3D"/doc/en/java.xml">
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
 <license/>
=20
-<version>0.18</version>
-<date>2009-09-16</date>
+<version>0.19</version>
+<date>2009-10-07</date>
=20
 <chapter>
 <title>What is Java?</title>
@@ -126,14 +126,7 @@
 kaffe/sablevm/gcj/jamvm
 -->
 <p>
-The default for Java 1.4 is the Blackdown JRE/JDK pair, as it is freely
-("free as in beer") available without any registration fuss.
-</p>
-
-<p>
-JREs and JDKs from Sun, IBM, and BEA are generally faster, but getting t=
hem
-is a bit more work, as you are required to read and accept their license=
 before
-downloading (IBM additionally requires you to register).
+The default for Java 1.6 is the Sun JRE/JDK pair.
 </p>
=20
 </body>
@@ -165,9 +158,9 @@
 <body>
=20
 <p>
-As already mentioned, some of the JDKs and JREs require you to jump thro=
ugh a
-few hoops before installing. Simply emerge the packages as you normally =
would.
-The ebuilds will then instruct you where to go and what to download.
+Some of the JDKs and JREs require you to jump through a few hoops before
+installing. Simply emerge the packages as you normally would.  The ebuil=
ds will
+then instruct you where to go and what to download.
 </p>
=20
 <p>
@@ -512,8 +505,8 @@
=20
 <pre caption=3D"Viewing available plugins">
 # <i>eselect java-nsplugin list</i>
-   [1]   sun-jre-bin-1.5
-   [2]   blackdown-jre-1.4.2
+   [1]   sun-jre-bin-1.6
+   [2]   icedtea6-bin
 </pre>
=20
 <p>
@@ -521,7 +514,7 @@
 </p>
=20
 <pre caption=3D"Selecting a plugin">
-# <i>eselect java-nsplugin set sun-jre-bin-1.5</i>
+# <i>eselect java-nsplugin set sun-jre-bin-1.6</i>
 </pre>
=20
 <p>
@@ -530,8 +523,8 @@
=20
 <pre caption=3D"Verifying the correct plugin">
 # <i>eselect java-nsplugin list</i>
-   [1]   sun-jre-bin-1.5  current
-   [2]   blackdown-jre-1.4.2
+   [1]   sun-jre-bin-1.6  current
+   [2]   icedtea6-bin
 </pre>
=20
 <p>
@@ -549,12 +542,25 @@
=20
 <p>
 If you are running a mixed 64-bit and 32-bit multilib system (for exampl=
e, on
-AMD64), you can only use 32-bit Java plugins.
+AMD64), you can use 64-bit and 32-bit Java plugins. Unless you have a pr=
essing
+need to run 32-bit Java applications, we recommend using native 64-bit p=
lugins
+on 64-bit web browsers.
 </p>
=20
 <p>
-To use a 32-bit plugin, you will need to emerge <c>emul-linux-x86-java</=
c> with
-the <c>nsplugin</c> USE flag enabled.
+There are several native 64-bit browser plugins available. The default J=
DK/JRE
+pair, <c>sun-jdk</c> and <c>sun-jre-bin</c>, both include browser plugin=
s. Just
+emerge one of them with the <c>nsplugin</c> USE flag enabled.
+</p>
+
+<pre caption=3D"Installing a 64-bit plugin">
+# <i>echo "dev-java/sun-jre-bin nsplugin" >> /etc/portage/package.use</i=
>
+# <i>emerge sun-jre-bin</i>
+</pre>
+
+<p>
+To use a 32-bit plugin on a 32-bit browser, you will need to emerge
+<c>emul-linux-x86-java</c> with the <c>nsplugin</c> USE flag enabled.
 </p>
=20
 <pre caption=3D"Installing a 32-bit plugin">
@@ -569,23 +575,21 @@
 <pre caption=3D"Viewing available plugins">
 # <i>eselect java-nsplugin list</i>
 Available 32-bit Java browser plugins
-  [1]   emul-linux-x86-java-1.4.2
-  [2]   emul-linux-x86-java-1.5
+  [1]   emul-linux-x86-java-1.5
+  [2]   emul-linux-x86-java-1.6
+Available 64-bit Java browser plugins
+  [1]   icedtea6-bin
+  [2]   sun-jre-bin-1.6
 </pre>
=20
 <p>
-Although you must select a 32-bit browser (such as <c>mozilla-firefox-bi=
n</c>)
-to use with your 32-bit plugin, the 64-bit version of <c>konqueror</c> u=
ses your
-Java VM directly, so it's possible to use the 64-bit version of <c>black=
down</c>
-with this browser; no further configuration is necessary.
-</p>
-
-<p>
-Now select the right plugin for your 32-bit browser:
+Now select the right plugin for your browsers:
 </p>
=20
 <pre caption=3D"Selecting plugins">
-# <i>eselect java-nsplugin set 32bit emul-linux-x86-java-1.5</i>
+<comment>(Choose the plugins for 32-bit and 64-bit browsers)</comment>
+# <i>eselect java-nsplugin set 32bit emul-linux-x86-java-1.6</i>
+# <i>eselect java-nsplugin set 64bit sun-jre-bin-1.6</i>
 </pre>
=20
 <p>
@@ -595,8 +599,11 @@
 <pre caption=3D"Verifying the correct plugin">
 # <i>eselect java-nsplugin list</i>
 Available 32-bit Java browser plugins
-  [1]   emul-linux-x86-java-1.4.2
-  [2]   emul-linux-x86-java-1.5  current
+  [1]   emul-linux-x86-java-1.5
+  [2]   emul-linux-x86-java-1.6  current
+Available 64-bit Java browser plugins
+  [1]   icedtea6-bin
+  [2]   sun-jre-bin-1.6  current
 </pre>
=20
 </body>