Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 20:16:38 +0200 From: <k.j.koster@telecom.tno.nl> To: <glewis@misty.eyesbeyond.com>, <ticso@cicely.de> Cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: RE: jdk on alpha Message-ID: <0DD8055E0FECF744B5FF8053F80C4A2D7379D2@l07.oase.research.kpn.com>
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Dear All,
>
> > What is the best jdk version to start with?
>
> Probably 1.3 if you have a way of bootstrapping it. 1.4 is
> going to quite
> difficult as Alexey has indicated since you have to basically rewrite
> the MI part of the HotSpot VM for alpha.
>
> I can offer some advice in terms of bootstrapping and possibly patches
> if there is no 1.3 that will run under emulation on the Alpha.
>
My site describes how to use an NFS mount and rsh(1) to bootstrap the build using a regular x86 PC. Basically you forward all calls to the bootstrap JDK to another machine using rsh(1). I have the scripts up for download.
Kees Jan
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