[SOLVED] Java masks

Xamindar · Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 1:57 am Post subject: [SOLVED] Java masks

I'm having issues with java. All I want to do is get a java plugin for firefox but sense the beginning of time gentoo seems to be against this.

I am trying to follow the gentoo java guide here: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/java.xml
But it fails to mention that all the java packages seem to be masked. When they were masked for these licensing issues why was the java guide not updated? Hasn't it been over a month anyway?

I tried adding the sun jdk to the unmask file but it has no effect. Am I supposed to keword it too (which isn't mentioned)? OR is there a specific package that I am supposed to emerge for the nsplugin? Having masked java packages conveys the message that they are not the ones I am supposed to be using.

I just hope someone can help me out here as documentation in this area is highly lacking. Guess we aren't supposed to be using java any more but unfortunately some websites still do.

Here is some info that might help:

jbouzan · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 138

Xamindar · Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 6:35 am Post subject:

Thanks a lot for the hint. That got it going. I never even heard of a package.license file and even had to create it. I also realized the nsplugin use flag was not enabled on my system for some reason, would think it should be on by default. I was able to install the nsplugin that icedtea offered after enabling the use flag but it didn't seem to work at all, java objects on sites would just be blank gray boxes. With the help of your post I was able to install the actual sun java and change to that one. Now java applications in firefox DO work. Thanks again. I also hope someone would be able to update the doc so others can get this working with the least amount of searching.

maj · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 22 Nov 2002 Posts: 92

indeed - thanks for that!