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> > > Does the bsd.java.mk effort means we will soon be able to build
> > > jdk1.3.1p6 using jikes (with $JAVAC variable correctly set up) ?
> >
> > Almost certainly not, since the building of the JDK is really tied to
> > having an existing JDK for things other than compiling. :(
> 
> Well, this does not mean that we can't use jikes. It will have to be 
> investigated, but I think our chances are quite good :)

You'd have to convince the JDK porters to accept a number of Makefile
changes to the JDK, which I don't see happening for reasons outlined in
a different email.


Nate

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