Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 20:15:13 -0700 (PDT) From: William Cai <william.cai@yahoo.com> To: FreeBSD Java Mail List <freebsd-java@freebsd.org> Subject: Fw: JDK 1.1 port and MS Java Message-ID: <961461.13509.qm@web34812.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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The email is sent on behalf of David. Thanks, William ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: David P. Caldwell <inonit@inonit.com> To: william.cai@yahoo.com Sent: Wednesday, October 3, 2007 3:57:35 AM Subject: JDK 1.1 port and MS Java Hi, William. I tried to post the below to freebsd-java but for some reason am having problems. (I am subscribed to the list.) In any case, feel free to re-post on my behalf if it seems useful. -- David. > > > More than a month ago, JDK ports related to Java 1.1 and 1.2 were marked > > DEPRECATED and scheduled for removal. This period has come to an end, > > and it is now time that we remove the support for these ports in > > bsd.java.mk before we delete the JDK ports themselves. > > I just noticed that java/jdk11 is scheduled for removal, so sorry for > the late comment. > > I would like to add one use case for this port: compiling code that > will run on the version of Java shipped with every vanilla Microsoft OS > since Windows 98 (aka. "the Microsoft Virtual Machine"). Its been a > number of years (2003) since I needed this (getting an Java SSH applet > that will work in any cybercafe on the planet). but java/jdk11 was > really the only environment where I had a chance of producing code that > seemed to work reliably. > > Maybe I never will need to do this kind of work again, but I just wanted > to mention how this port could potentially be useful outside of internal > FreeBSD ports dependencies. > I believe you can do this with newer JDKs by using the -bootclasspath command-line switch and pointing it toward the JDK 1.1 version of classes.zip. So I'm not sure maintaining the port is necessary -- although someone doing this would need a copy of a JDK 1.1 classes.zip. But anyway, do newer Windows PCs ship with Microsoft's JVM? I'm pretty sure they don't. -- David.home | help
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