LoadPlugin Issue with JDK1.3.1 and Mozilla 1.7.2

[Greg Lewis]

On Sat, Oct 09, 2004 at 07:15:03PM -0400, Bob Perry wrote:
> I don't develop Java apps for FreeBSD but use the JDK ports 
> because I thought it necessary in order to view java apps 
> in the browsers (?).  I currently run FreeBSD 4.9 and experiment 
> with Mozilla 1.7.2, Firefox 0.9.3, and Galeon 1.3.17.
> 
> All three browsers have been crashing consistently and I suspect  
> that part of the problem may lie with the error message I receive 
> stating:
> 
> LoadPlugin: Failed to initialize shared library /usr/local/
> jdk1.3.1/jre/plugin/i386/ns600/libjavaplugin_oji.so [/usr/local/
> jdk1.3.1/jre/plugin/i386/ns600/libjavaplugin_oji.so: Undefined 
> symbol "_vt$16nsQueryInterface"]
> 
> I had a chance to review the archives and it appears as though 
> I should use the Java Development Kit 1.4.1.  Is this correct? 
> If so, are there any hints or secrets you might want to pass along 
> before I port the linux version in?
> 
> Since I'm not a member of the list, could you cc me?

Yes, Mozilla 1.7 broke compatibility for the plugin such that the plugin
from JDK 1.3.1 no longer works.  Try the plugin from the jdk14 port
(currently JDK 1.4.2).

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