Re: FAQ-java draft

[Remco van 't Veer <rwvtveer@xs4all.nl>]

Some additions and corrections.


On Thu, Feb 17, 2000 at 21:04, Javier Fdz-Sanguino Pen~a wrote:

> 2.1. What java platforms are available in Debian?
> -------------------------------------------------
> 
>         * Sun's jdk
> 
>         * guavac

This is a compiler not a VM.  It is no longer maintained upstream.

>         * kafee
>
>         * ibm

Installer only.

> 3. Java Compilers
> -----------------
> 
> 
> 3.1. What Java compilers are available in Debian?
> -------------------------------------------------
> 
>         * `guavac'.  The compiler of Effective Edge Technologies.

No longer maintained upstream.

>         * `tya'.  A just in time compiler

This should go in the platform list since it can't be used to compile
java to byte code.  Along with the question: What is a JIT?  (A VM
plugin to speed up VM execution by compiling bytecode to native
machine code).

Missing gcj and jikes.

> 4. Java programs
> ----------------
> 
> 
> 4.1. What java related programs are available in Debian?
> --------------------------------------------------------
> 
> 4.1.1. Deban 2.1 'slink'
> ------------------------

A potato list will be more appropriate since it has already gone in to
freeze.

> 4.3. What Java programs have an installer?
> ------------------------------------------
> 
>         * `vajava' is a visual IDE for Java.  You can find it in
>           http://software.ibm.com/ad/vajava._TODO: check copyright_.  The
>           installer can be found at
>           http://www.dat.etsit.upm.es/~jfs/debian/vajava.

* ibm jdk

> 4.4. What Java programs could I develop an installer to?
> --------------------------------------------------------
> 
>         * Put some

* jdk-1.2.2 SE?
* jdk-1.2.2 blackdown?
* jbuilder3?
* netbeans?

HTH,
Remco


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