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Date:      Fri, 02 Oct 1998 13:59:07 +1000
From:      Joe Shevland <J_Shevland@TurnAround.com.au>
To:        Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
Cc:        Chuck Robey <chuckr@mat.net>, FreeBSD-Hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Java
Message-ID:  <36144F8B.F0FA171A@TurnAround.com.au>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9810012131540.362-100000@picnic.mat.net> <361432B8.CDAD82A6@TurnAround.com.au> <199810020336.VAA13764@mt.sri.com>

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Nate Williams wrote:
> 
> > > I suddenly need java for a school project (I need jdbc).  I see the port
> > > of 1.1.6, and I'm currently installing it, but the 3 other members of my
> > > project are all going to be using 1.1.7.  Will I notice much difference?
> >
> > No, 1.1.7 only has (among other things) an updated JIT (just in time
> > compiler) and bugfixes.
> 
> Note, the JIT fixes are only on the Win32 platform, so wouldn't affect
> any unix boxes.  (And, given the sorry state of the Symantec JIT, I
> wouldn't trust it for anything mission-critical in any case.  Sad
> stories available upon request. ;( )
> 

That's right. On a totally different note I just tried Jikes and it
fairly hums on Solaris compared to the Sun one, I assume that's similar
on FreeBSD.

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