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@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ apache-ant is a required dependency and you have to install it before
you build openjdk6. However, you do not need to install Oracle's jdk,
since it's only a runtime dependency of apache-ant.
-Before installing this package please consider any other jdk's/jre's
-that you have already installed as they may cause conflicts with the
-PATH, JAVA_HOME and MANPATH variables.
+Before installing this package please consider any other jdk's/jre's that you
+have already installed as they may cause conflicts with the PATH, JAVA_HOME
+and MANPATH variables.
After installing the package you will need to logout/reboot your machine
as it will add new files to the /etc/profile.d folder.
@@ -22,3 +22,11 @@ TMP=/your/temporary/dir ./openjdk6.SlackBuild
The 'cacerts' binary is a keystore containing CA certificates which
are used by Java applications. It is taken from the CentOS package
'ca-certificates-2015.2.4-65.0.1.el6_6.noarch.rpm'.
+
+If you get an error like
+
+Internal compiler error: java.lang.NullPointerException at
+org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ReadManager.run(ReadManager.java:166)
+
+simply run the build again. This happens early so it shouldn't be that of a
+problem. At least 1 out of 5 runs so far have always succeded.