Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 04:55:58 -0500 From: Super Bisquit <superbisquit@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD PowerPC ML <freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Suggestions for porting software and other items Message-ID: <CA%2BWntOtE_W4zz4zH69AdFrr-%2BLZk5m%2BgSLPz3E-kws97-eNQVA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CA%2BWntOtcpLpKfx2mnWJfFmu4nGQzajYq%2BzeLz7QCBCMkL02X-A@mail.gmail.com> References: <CA%2BWntOvGTH5fYMrYKH4XWTDTVapQ5SmC%2BWTb3-O3cBv4nT1aOg@mail.gmail.com> <20120222215546.26d79836@narn.knownspace> <CA%2BWntOtN6HSeV_kiasGta=KazGx55C%2BHT%2Bs=W5yojK=XrTTB3g@mail.gmail.com> <CA%2BWntOtcpLpKfx2mnWJfFmu4nGQzajYq%2BzeLz7QCBCMkL02X-A@mail.gmail.com>
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okay, this: ;; *freebsd*) cpuName=`uname -p 2> /dev/null from ibm-java-jre-7.0-0.0-ppc-archive.bin which basically states that FreeBSD support is already there. Who and how do I ask to let FreeBSD have a download? On 2/23/12, Super Bisquit <superbisquit@gmail.com> wrote: > If you say so, I'll ask someone at both the Oracle/JAVA and > IBM/POWERLinux forums about acquiring the source package. It may be > worthwhile if a few members of the FReeBSD community- those with > commit priviledges, et al- would also join both forums. > On 2/23/12, Super Bisquit <superbisquit@gmail.com> wrote: >> JRE and SDK are at version 7 for PPC linux >> >> On 2/22/12, Justin Hibbits <chmeeedalf@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:52:26 -0500 >>> Super Bisquit <superbisquit@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> How difficult would it be for me to port JAVA to FreeBSD on the >>>> Power(PC) platform? >>>> I don't know code but I can use another port as a a template. I've >>>> just joined the IBM POWER community and have access to the Linux >>>> version of JAVA. >>>> >>>> Second. I recently met a gentleman from NASA; I'll get back to this in >>>> a minute. Anyway ...., NASA's programs are open sourced now. One >>>> program/suite that would probably work better on either the Power(PC) >>>> or SPARC architecture is S4P. >>>> >>>> After talking with the person in question, I learned about NASA's >>>> internship program. >>>> I'm just curious as to whether or not there is a need/want/desire for >>>> having FreeBSD systems in such an area. >>>> >>>> Way of topic: Does anyone think that combining the SPARC and POWER >>>> architectures into a single cpu would be beneficial? >>> >>> If you have access to the Linux/ppc source, porting to FreeBSD >>> shouldn't be too difficult, but likely non-trivial. Which version do >>> you have access to? I believe the latest one available is for 1.5, but >>> the latest Java for x86 is 6 or 7. I had started on trying to get >>> vmkit building, but put that on hold after just getting gcj building >>> (recall my post a few months ago regarding that). >>> >>> - Justin >>> >> >
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