Re: j2se1.4 for sparc

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Andy Tolonen <tolonen <at> MIT.EDU> writes:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am hoping someone can help me with a java newbie question.  I need to
> run an application that requires a JVM that supports J2SE1.4 or later.  My
> machine is a Sun Ultra 10 (ultrasparc processor) running Sarge.  It
> appears from blackdown.org that J2SE1.4 is not available for sparc.  Is
> there anyway to run an application requiring J2SE1.4 on a sparc machine
> running debian?  If not, how long might it be until this is possible?

I don't think Sun supports their JVM on sparc-linux, so you're out of luck,
afaict, if Blackdown hasn't got a port for it.

You could try to run the app with kaffe, jamvm, sablevm, gij, ikvm, or another
free runtime packaged for debian. Chances are they are able to run your app, as
long as it doesn't use one of the missing features in the class library that are
not implemented yet. They support the majority of 1.4, though.

Help implementing what's missing is welcome, as well as bug reports.

cheers,
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