diff --git a/editors/jedit/files/jedit.sh.in b/editors/jedit/files/jedit.sh.in
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+++ b/editors/jedit/files/jedit.sh.in
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+#!/bin/sh
+# $FreeBSD$
+
+# Java heap size, in megabytes
+JAVA_HEAP_SIZE=32
+
+JAVA_VERSION="1.5+" "%%LOCALBASE%%/bin/java" -mx${JAVA_HEAP_SIZE}m ${JEDIT} -jar "%%DATADIR%%/jedit.jar" "$@"
diff --git a/editors/jedit/pkg-message b/editors/jedit/pkg-message
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@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-
-******************************************************
-
-In order to use the optional SFTP plug-in for jEdit,
-you will need to have Java JDK version 1.4 or newer
-installed.
-
-******************************************************