Re: Re: Where is libjawt.so located ?

[Dominique Belhachemi <domibel@cs.tu-berlin.de>]

Hi all,

We could need some help with a powerpc specific issue. There is a
problem with linking against some java libraries.

The question is: In what subdirectory can we expect java libraries?

The quoted message below has been posted on debian-java.
http://lists.debian.org/debian-java/2009/09/msg00012.html


> > http://packages.debian.org/search?suite=sid&searchon=contents&keywords=libjawt.so
> 
> I am wondering if there is a transition ongoing from 'powerpc' to 'ppc' or vice versa ?
> 
> 
> These packages are using 'ppc'
> 
> /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/lib/ppc/libjawt.so  openjdk-6-dbg
> 
> /usr/lib/gcc-snapshot/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.5/jre/lib/ppc/libjawt.so   gcc-snapshot
> 
> /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.4/jre/lib/ppc/libjawt.so            gcj-4.4-jre-headless
> 
> /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/lib/ppc/libjawt.so                openjdk-6-jre-headless
> 
> 
> These packages are using 'powerpc'
> 
> /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.3-1.5.0.0/jre/lib/powerpc/libjawt.so java-gcj-compat-headless
> 
> /usr/lib/kaffe/jthreads/jre/lib/powerpc/libjawt.so                 kaffe-jthreads
> 
> /usr/lib/kaffe/pthreads/jre/lib/powerpc/libjawt.so                 kaffe-pthreads
> 
> 
> 
> The openjdk-6 package is using a redefinition/mapping of the architecture in debian/rules:
> 
> [...]
> arch_map    := alpha=alpha arm=arm armel=arm amd64=amd64 hppa=parisc i386=i586 lpia=i586 m68k=m68k mips=mips mipsel=mipsel powerpc=ppc sparc=sparc
> s390=s390 ia64=ia64
> [...]
> 
> Where can I read more about the reason for that?
> In what case do I have to use 'ppc' instead of 'powerpc'?

Best,
Dominique