Re: Status of GCC 3.2 and java?
Rupa Schomaker wrote:
> Will there be a version of the JDK that is built with GCC 3.2? Now
> that the transition is on-going in unstable, it would be nice to be
> able to get the JDK in sync with the rest.
The relevant changes to gcc affect g++, the C++ compiler, and break
binary compatibility with earlier versions. This does not affect C
programs and libraries. The JDK does not use C++, so there's no
compatibility problem.
> eg: You can't use the java plugin with Mozilla anymore because Mozilla
> is being built with 3.2.
You can -- I am, anyway.
ii mozilla-browser 1.2.1-9
ii j2re1.4 1.4.0.99beta-1
I'm getting my j2* packages from a blackdown mirror. See
http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/mirrors.html
Michael
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