From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 7 17:38:08 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 8DA1A16A4CE for ; Wed, 7 Jul 2004 17:38:08 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mgr2.xmission.com (mgr2.xmission.com [198.60.22.202]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 73DB643D2F for ; Wed, 7 Jul 2004 17:38:08 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: from [198.60.22.204] (helo=mgr4.xmission.com) by mgr2.xmission.com with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 1BiGMx-00013T-02; Wed, 07 Jul 2004 11:38:07 -0600 Received: from [166.70.56.15] (helo=misty.eyesbeyond.com) by mgr4.xmission.com with esmtp (Exim 4.32) id 1BiGMw-00007Q-Sw; Wed, 07 Jul 2004 11:38:07 -0600 Received: from misty.eyesbeyond.com (localhost.eyesbeyond.com [127.0.0.1]) i67Hc5qJ016746; Wed, 7 Jul 2004 11:38:05 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: (from glewis@localhost) by misty.eyesbeyond.com (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i67Hc4qR016745; Wed, 7 Jul 2004 11:38:04 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) X-Authentication-Warning: misty.eyesbeyond.com: glewis set sender to glewis@eyesbeyond.com using -f Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 11:38:04 -0600 From: Greg Lewis To: Mikhail TSaplin Message-ID: <20040707173804.GA16694@misty.eyesbeyond.com> References: <200407072254.09497.tsmm@list.ru> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200407072254.09497.tsmm@list.ru> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on mgr4.xmission.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.9 required=8.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 166.70.56.15 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: glewis@eyesbeyond.com X-SA-Exim-Version: 4.0 (built Sat, 24 Apr 2004 12:31:30 +0200) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes (on mgr4.xmission.com) cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Java porting project questions 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: Wed, 07 Jul 2004 17:38:08 -0000 On Wed, Jul 07, 2004 at 10:54:09PM +0700, Mikhail TSaplin wrote: > I have some questions about this freebsd port. > 1)Why we need linux jdk, when building a native distr? > Is that necesarily to build compiler with classes semultaneusly? Just like gcc needs a C compiler to bootstrap itself, javac needs another java compiler to bootstrap itself (as its written in Java). So far, we have used the Linux version to bootstrap unless an existing native version is available. It may be possible to use Jikes, but there would need to be some patches to the build to achieve this. This may become necessary for the 5.0 (aka 1.5) port as the Linux version doesn't currently run under emulation. > 2)What are you think about java (and of course jdk) future on freebsd. > I saw freebsdfoundations last message dated last year, and nothing more. > Doesnt project stop or going to? The project is still going, expect to hear more soon. -- Greg Lewis Email : glewis@eyesbeyond.com Eyes Beyond Web : http://www.eyesbeyond.com Information Technology FreeBSD : glewis@FreeBSD.org