Re: ITP: openjdk-compiler
Hi
On Tue, Nov 14, 2006 at 12:46:36PM +0100, Arnaud Vandyck wrote:
> On 11/14/06, Ola Lundqvist <opal@debian.org> wrote:
> >Hi
> >
> >Some people may remember that I was working for a couple of years
> >on the java-policy, but stopped that after a while because it was so
> >hard to get things working as Sun java was the "standard" and it could
> >not go to main, or even non-free at that time. Now when Sun has changed
> >their mind on this, then I get my enthuiasm back. :)
>
> I know your work and I thank you for that. It's good to see you back.
Thanks.
> I'd like to invite you to join the Alioth's pkg-java project, are you
> ok with that?
Sure.
> >On Tue, Nov 14, 2006 at 08:39:00AM +0100, Arnaud Vandyck wrote:
> [...]
> >> You need a jdk to bootstrap the compiler:
> >> https://openjdk.dev.java.net/compiler/README.html#build
> >
> >Seems so. I hoped that I could use jvm from gcj or kaffe to build it. I
> >have
> >tried gij and gcj. Next try will be kaffe as I want to be able to build
> >it with things from main only, so it can go to main. I'll make a few tries
> >now.
>
> There are some discussions at classpath@gnu.org to try to build javac
> and hotspot with classpath library. This could also be an option.
Yes I agree. I have thought about that as well.
> [...]
> >> Please, go co-maintaining with people who already worked on the jdk
> >package.
> >
> >I'll do that, especially for the jdk as that seems more complicated than
> >the compiler. I have filed an ITP for that as well. :)
>
> People with interest about Sun's jdk in main, raise your keyboard in
> the air, like you just care :-D (avdyk: hip hop fan).
/me raising the keyboard in the air!
( Phew! nobody is looking. ;) Hard rock fan... :) )
Regards,
// Ola
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