Java

Configuring Software - java

Sadly, at some point you are going to have to use the slow, memory hungry cross-platform debacle known as java. The default java environment is the icedtea flavor, which I have found to be less than compatible with the java applications I use (Cisco, Supermicro IPMI, and so on). So the oracle JDK is your best bet.

$ sudo emerge -av oracle-jdk-bin

You will need to merge some changes to /etc/portage/package.license, then fetch the latest .tar.gz file from the Oracle site (portage will provide a link for you). Once that's done, copy the file to /usr/portage/distfiles and try the emerge again.

You should now have a working java framework.