From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 30 10:48:18 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BEFFE106566C; Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:48:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from superbisquit@gmail.com) Received: from mail-pb0-f54.google.com (mail-pb0-f54.google.com [209.85.160.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 875648FC16; Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:48:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: by pbcwz17 with SMTP id wz17so1786243pbc.13 for ; Fri, 30 Mar 2012 03:48:18 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=BPBu/q+6IBCs8e+lUgpzOqmBs4+Te0JLFhCEhaAlcDI=; b=Mpxb5rjb6ZNplnEMCxrNYNStdw10eCbWnp7R6pASlirmY7AG6kKV8MI2p3EFQeR4hP SnzLwrrcFlpIVrOMgkUwdFHmQlnudIOKRnhXdLDjxjXwg/SNXFiYUFYvyEtNcJod0Hoq /Pu8jh7TiLzXWYdXVNOh5Kr0Fepopl2c/CmBVuByfBm11MG9n1LEfMEl7R2/YRX0nf8A irvfp06DpiptHW/EbqxUWwe0nZkMOeGJehSbFITUdocZ/TvgVMXgka4v6ZaHGaeX0DM9 gpprsFBlHT4ZpGTWArHqyr5RQk07uADaSLjGbviMCMWPhySwPwNAbwCUyuSHhng4ENZR F8TA== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.68.221.227 with SMTP id qh3mr8177827pbc.43.1333104498073; Fri, 30 Mar 2012 03:48:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.68.208.168 with HTTP; Fri, 30 Mar 2012 03:48:18 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:48:18 -0400 Message-ID: From: Super Bisquit To: freebsd-java , FreeBSD PowerPC ML , freebsd-current Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Kaffe does not build on powerpc: dependency for zero-vm X-BeenThere: freebsd-java@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting Java to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:48:18 -0000 A few messages here: 1. An open apology to Brooks Davis. I already apologized privately; this is for all others to know such. 2. Whoever complained about me cross posting on the lists, there are reasons I do such. Java on FreeBSD on the PowerPC platform includes all mailing lists here and- at times- a cc to the board. Although POWER is a Tier2 architecture, it is actively being worked on and ported to different systems. If you want FreeBSD to gain more support and a greater foot hold in the OS market, then people must be more willing to market it towards schools and businesses. 3. If the school approves, I'll be starting a FreeBSD project with PowerPC and accessibility. It's a community college. Kaffe from git does not have support for freebsd-unknown-powerpc either 9.0 or 10.0. The building of vm depends on this. configure: error: Configuration powerpc-freebsd2 not supported Apache-ant, openjdk6/7, icetea6-1.9.13, icedtea2.x, and apache-ivy cannot be built. All must have a java type compiler. If anyone has any suggestions as to a substitute for kaffe, please let me know. Mr. Lewis, you suggested me trying to port zero vm. 1. Java zero-vm is the natural build/alternate to those architectures that aren't fully supported; i.e. non-i386 based CPUs. 2. Reverse engineering the ibm-powerpc-jre/sdk binaries may not be agreeable to you or others; but, I've accomplished more and went further than with this. 3. With the ibm-binaries, I can look at the headers and see what they are. I am also able to see what the standard Debian-powerpc java requires. 4. I do not currently have Fedora or RedHat installed to any of my powerpc systems. If anyone does, then what are the ldd outputs for the jre and sdk release binaries- ibm release only? I have to build on both Debian and FreeBSD to see where errors occur. Many may not agree to my methods; but, it has helped tremendously with this porting effort. Thanks, Everyday Nobody.