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. -- ======================================================= Joe Shevland TurnAround Solutions Pty. Ltd. Senior Consultant J_Shevland@TurnAround.com.au Voice (03) 6224 9146 ShevlandJ@Netscape.net -- FreeBSD - The Power to Serve ======================================================= To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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