At
http://builder.classpath.org/dist/
are two versions:
- GNU Classpath with generics
and
- GNU Classpath without generics
At first I thoughted, that the generics-branch have more files and would be
bigger then the normal version.
But thats not true. classpath-latest.tar.gz is bigger then
classpath-generics-latest.tar.gz and glibj-latest.zip is bigger then
glibj-generics-latest.zip
And looking inside the current Changelog of the both *.tar.gz files shows,
that there existing some changes, which are in classpath-latest.tar.gz, but
not in classpath-generics-latest.tar.gz and the other way around.
So, it shows me, that classpath-latest.tar.gz is NOT a subset of
classpath-generics-latest.tar.gz
What me more wonder is, that in the cvs at
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/?cvsroot=classpath there is no clue
about the two branches. It seems, that there existing only the one there.
And I don't know, why classpath-latest.tar.gz AND
classpath-generics-latest.tar.gz exists.
Why isn't it possible to have only one package. And that there existing
configure options like
./configure --with-generics
and
./configure --without-generis
For all other things (which compiler is used, if gjdoc is installed, etc)
are also configure-options.
Why isn't it possible for generics.
Btw: Which JVM can run the generics-branch?
JamVM can only run with the glibj-latest.zip, but not with the
glibj-generics-latest.zip.
I was first exposed, that Generics needs only a special compiler (gcjx,
ecj). But it seems, that it needs also a special JVM. Which JVM can run the
GNU Classpath generics-brach?
Greatings
theuserbl
