On 21/11/2007, Dalibor Topic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Alexander Gromnizki wrote: > > Wed Nov 21 2007 13:06:01 +0900, Ito Kazumitsu wrote: > > > >> Alexander Gromnizki wrote > >> > >> > >>> I've compiled kaffe-1.1.8 on FreeBSD 6.0 with tiny patch as described > >>> at <http://www.kaffe.org/pipermail/kaffe/2007-June/104986.html>. > >>> > >> The patch which used to be in FAQ/FAQ.freebsd was incomplete. > >> Please do not use that workaround. The bug fix is in > >> GNU Classpath 0.96.1. I suggest you install GNU Classpath 0.96.1 > >> first and then build kaffe using --with-system-classpath. > >> > > > > I did that and compliled Kaffe 1.1.9-pre from CVS. Oddity with > > System.out.println() has been fixed. > > > > Thank you! > > > > The only one thing I really don't like is a constraint to have already > > working JRE to build new Classpath with ecj. > > > You can should still be able to use jikes for the kaffes-specific code, > afaict. It works for me on > Ubuntu, at least, so I assume jikes does not hiccup 1.5-ish class files. > On the other hand, yeah, > for compiling GNU Classpath you need a 1.5 capable compiler, or you need > to use a prebuilt > glibj.zip file for that release. Unfortunately, other than ecj and > javac, I'm not aware of actively > maintained (and adequate for the task) free software Java 1.5 compilers, > and they are both > written in Java, so make little sense without either a JVM, or some > cross-compiler setup that > translates them to something else (native code, C, .NET code, etc.) > > cheers, > dalibor topic > > _______________________________________________ > kaffe mailing list > [email protected] > http://kaffe.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kaffe >
This bootstrapping issue is one I noticed right back when we were still maintaining the generics branch and I think there's still the possibility it could come back and bite us. The only 1.5 capable compilers are ecj and javac as Dalibor says, and the latter uses 1.5 code so only ecj can be compiled with something like jikes. It makes me wonder if it would be worth just hacking jikes so it at least allows Classpath through and provides something capable of bootstrapping a VM to do a proper build -- sounds horrible though. -- Andrew :-) Help end the Java Trap! Contribute to GNU Classpath and the OpenJDK http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath http://openjdk.java.net
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