Re: [gentoo-user] License question for jdk

[Michael Schreckenbauer <grimlog@gmx.de>]

On Saturday, 10. September 2011 16:50:30 Alex Schuster wrote:
> Allan Gottlieb writes:
> > My update world today produced
> > 
> >   [nomerge       ] dev-java/icedtea-6.1.10.3  USE="hs20 nsplugin nss
> > 
> > webstart xrender -cacao -debug -doc -examples -jamvm -javascript -nio2
> > -pulseaudio -systemtap -zero" [nomerge       ]
> > dev-java/ant-nodeps-1.8.1 [ebuild  NS    ]   virtual/jre-1.7.0 [1.6.0]
> > 0 kB [ebuild  NS    ]    virtual/jdk-1.7.0 [1.6.0] 0 kB [ebuild  N F
> > ]     dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin-1.7.0  USE="X alsa -derby -doc -examples
> > -jce -nsplugin" 92,746 kB
> > 
> >   [snip]
> >   
> >   The following license changes are necessary to proceed:
> >   #required by virtual/jdk-1.7.0, required by virtual/jre-1.7.0,
> > 
> > required by dev-java/xalan-2.7.1, required by
> > dev-java/icedtea-6.1.10.3, required by @selected, required by @world
> > (argument)
> > 
> >   >=dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin-1.7.0 Oracle-BCLA-JavaSE
> >   
> >   NOTE: This --autounmask behavior can be disabled by setting
> >   
> >         EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--autounmask=n" in make.conf.
> >   
> >   Use --autounmask-write to write changes to config files (honoring
> > 
> > CONFIG_PROTECT).
> > 
> > So I need the Oracle-BCLA-JavaSE license.  But I don't see where it
> > tells me how to do this.  Previous license requests said something like
> > * go to URL xxx
> > * click on YYY
> > * store it in distfiles/ZZZ
> 
> That is something different, when portage is not able to download
> stuff.
> 
> What you need to do is to tell portage you accept the license by putting
> the >=dev-java/... line into /etc/portage/package.license. Or you could
> add the --autounmask-write switch to your emerge command, and then use
> etc-update/dispatch-conf/cfg-update or whatever you use to update the
> config files.

Ah. This /etc/portage/package.license thing is new to me.
I use ACCEPT_LICENSE in make.conf. 
You know, what's the difference (if any)?

> 	Wonko

Thanks,
Michael