Re: libbsf-java

[Robert Lougher <rob.lougher@gmail.com>]

Michael Koch <konqueror <at> gmx.de> writes:


> Please don't use jamvm in general. It's only available on i386, powerpc
> and arm. It's not ported yet to other archs and Porting to 64-bit archs
> is hard due to the 32-bit ugliness in the upstream code.
> 
> Better choices are gij, kaffe or sablevm.
> 

And with such ringing endorsements as this I seriously wonder why I spend most 
nights and weekends working on JamVM.  Of course use the best VM for the job, 
but OSS is such a thankless task at the best of times.

For the record, 64-bit support is the next thing on my TODO list -- I've 
recently bought an AMD64 machine specifically to do this.  I'm currently 
finishing off a port to MacOS X which people have been asking for (sadly only 
PPC32 because I don't have a G5 machine, but I do have a mortgage).  Perhaps 
it's time to re-prioritise my evenings and look at the pile of books I never 
get time to read.

Rob.

> Michael