Re: preferred default JRE

[Jörg Sommer <joerg@alea.gnuu.de>]

Hello Michael,

Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 27, 2007 at 02:02:35PM +0000, Jörg Sommer wrote:
>> Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> wrote:
>> > Kaffe is outdated and needs some serious updates. Its better not to use
>> > it in current state. The other runtimes are more uptodate.
>> >
>> > Sablevm is even more outdated and I dont see anyone working on it at
>> > all in Debian.
>> >
>> > Recommending those two currently is like moving the user into a really
>> > wacky house.
>> 
>> Interessting. Sometimes ago you suggested to use kaffe as the default JRE
>> to make things more reproducible. Now, things may have changed. What
>> should I now put in the Dependends line as prefered JRE?
>> 
>> gcj | java-runtime | java2-runtime
>> 
>> Which JDK should I use for building? gcj? Currently I use kaffe.
>
> Things change over time.
>
> java-gcj-compat or java-gcj-compat-dev depending on if you need JRE or a
> JDK replacement.

Thanks for this information.

Bye, Jörg.
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