Problems installing JDK 1.5

[Bill Smith]

Stefan Walter wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Bill Smith, 06.03.07, 18:25h CET:
> 
>> I have been having problems with this as well, I have the linprocfs 
>> mounted, but the buil is
>>  dying with the following error:
>>
>> ../../../src/share/classes/sun/net/www/protocol/http/HttpURLConnection.java:1186 
>>             : warning: non-varargs call of varargs method with inexact argument type 
>> for las             t parameter;
>> cast to java.lang.Object for a varargs call
>> cast to java.lang.Object[] for a non-varargs call and to suppress this 
>> warning
>>                             return (IOException)ctr.newInstance(args);
>>                                                                 ^
>> ../../../src/share/classes/com/sun/jmx/mbeanserver/StandardMetaDataImpl.java:637 
>>             : warning: non-varargs call of varargs method with inexact argument type 
>> for las             t parameter;
>> cast to java.lang.Object for a varargs call
>> cast to java.lang.Object[] for a non-varargs call and to suppress this 
>> warning
>>             result = meth.invoke(instance,null);
>>                                           ^
>> ../../../src/share/classes/com/sun/jmx/mbeanserver/MBeanInstantiatorImpl.java:16 
>>             2: warning: non-varargs call of varargs method with inexact argument type 
>> for la             st parameter;
>> cast to java.lang.Object for a varargs call
>> cast to java.lang.Object[] for a non-varargs call and to suppress this 
>> warning
>>             moi= cons.newInstance(null);
>>                                   ^
>> Note: * uses or overrides a deprecated API.
>> Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.
>> Note: Some input files use unchecked or unsafe operations.
>> Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.
>> 21 errors
>> 12 warnings
>> gmake[3]: *** [.compile.classlist] Error 1
>> gmake[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/ports/java/jdk15/work/j2se/make/java/java'
>> gmake[2]: *** [all] Error 1
>> gmake[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/ports/java/jdk15/work/j2se/make/java'
>> gmake[1]: *** [all] Error 1
>> gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/ports/java/jdk15/work/j2se/make'
>> gmake: *** [j2se-build] Error 2
>> *** Error code 2
>>
>> Stop in /usr/ports/java/jdk15.
> 
> The warnings about varargs are harmless. The errors causing the build to
> fail seem to have happened earlier and are not listed here.
> 
> It might be easier for you to just use the java/diablo-jdk15 port, which
> installs precompiled binaries.

Cheers Stefan, I have done that and all is now ok

-- 
Bill