Re: [gentoo-java] migration-overlay entering main tree

["Wiktor Wandachowicz" <siryes@gmail.com>]

> Now I'm looking into setting a sun-jdk-1.4.2 on amd64 as the system
> and/or build VM. I *know* it's not meant to be used as a Java plugin for
> 64-bit firefox, but it could be used for 32-bit firefox-bin. And with multilib
> profile in place and emul-* libraries it should work without problems.
> I will send an update on this case soon.

Ok, so here's the update.

I have firefox-bin installed on amd64 architecture. It works, but uses the
Blackdown JDK 1.4.2 in form of emul-linux-x86-java-1.4.2.03-r1 package.
This package puts a link to its Java plugin for 32-bit Firefox in
/usr/lib32/nsbrowser/plugins directory.

As I already mentioned on the Forums [1] it's possible to run 32-bit
Firefox in 64-bit environment with 32-bit Java plug-in from sun-jdk-1.4.2.

Here's what I did:

echo "=dev-java/sun-jdk-1.4.2* doc jce -nsplugin" >> /etc/portage/package.use
echo "=app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-java-1.4* -nsplugin" >>
/etc/portage/package.use
emerge -av emul-linux-x86  # to get rid of Blackdown Java plugin
emerge -av =sun-jdk-1.4*
mkdir -p /usr/lib32/nsbrowser/plugins
cd /usr/lib32/nsbrowser/plugins
ln -s /opt/sun-jdk-1.4.2.12/jre/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so

After restarting firefox-bin in its about:config I was happy to see:

  Java(TM) Plug-in 1.4.2_12-b03

instead of Blackdown's. So I did it again ;)

Now, the questions. Could it be possible to support 32-bit sun-jdk in amd64
environment for 32-bit firefox-bin (only)? In a way similar to the
emul-linux-x86
package does? I know how to handle that situation manually, but it's not the
optimal solution (or did I miss something?)

Cheers,
Wiktor

[1] http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-416912.html

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