From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 18 17:16:00 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F2FE16A4CE for ; Mon, 18 Oct 2004 17:16:00 +0000 (GMT) Received: from misty.eyesbeyond.com (glewis.dsl.xmission.com [166.70.56.15]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE4B343D1D for ; Mon, 18 Oct 2004 17:15:59 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: from misty.eyesbeyond.com (localhost.eyesbeyond.com [127.0.0.1]) i9IHFuqJ022330; Mon, 18 Oct 2004 11:15:56 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: (from glewis@localhost) by misty.eyesbeyond.com (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i9IHFtvE022329; Mon, 18 Oct 2004 11:15:55 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) X-Authentication-Warning: misty.eyesbeyond.com: glewis set sender to glewis@eyesbeyond.com using -f Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 11:15:55 -0600 From: Greg Lewis To: Bill.Melvin@esc.edu Message-ID: <20041018171555.GA22284@misty.eyesbeyond.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 4 cpu AS4100 w/5.2: Java options? X-BeenThere: freebsd-java@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting Java to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 17:16:00 -0000 On Mon, Oct 18, 2004 at 11:57:35AM -0400, Bill.Melvin@esc.edu wrote: > I would like to run Java on zis ere Alpha 4100 w/a fresh build of > RELENG_5_2. > > I note that most of the jdk ports are marked ONLY_FOR_ARCHS = i386. > > Googling and list crawling indicates this may be quite difficult to do. > > What are the current options for running/building/installing a 1.[34] JDK > on > an Alpha running 5.2? Depends entirely on your skill set and how much time you're prepared to invest. Since their is no native port of 1.3 or 1.4 to the Alpha your options are a) Run an x86/sparc/ hardware emulator. Boot an OS on that hardware emulator and run the JDK with it. This should probably work but sounds like it would be pretty slow. b) Port or complete the port of either 1.3 or 1.4 to Alpha. If you know Alpha assembler then the 1.3 port (Classic VM) shouldn't be too hard to complete. 1.4 or 1.3 + HotSpot is going to be a lot of work. -- Greg Lewis Email : glewis@eyesbeyond.com Eyes Beyond Web : http://www.eyesbeyond.com Information Technology FreeBSD : glewis@FreeBSD.org