Re: libgcj


Subject: Re: libgcj
From: Dan Burcaw (dburcaw@terrasoftsolutions.com)
Date: Sun Mar 11 2001 - 14:26:45 MST


Kevin,

Very cool. I'd indeed like to get my hands on those patches.
YDL 2.0 won't be pre-gcc-3.0 based, but very good to know for the future.

>Hi Dan,
>
>FYI
>
>libgcj.so does work for ppc in the pre gcc-3.0 release and I have also
>recently submitted the "closures" code to make gij (the gnu gcc java
>interpreter work) on ppc also.
>
>I can send you the patches if you need or want them.
>
>Take care,
>
>Kevin
>
>On Friday 09 March 2001 13:03, Dan Burcaw wrote:
> > libgcj doesn't exist on PPC. I believe you're trying to install
>kernel-utils?
> > If that is indeed the case, the dependency on libgcj has been removed
> > in your 2.0 RPMs. It was a mistake, no conspiracy :)
> >
> > >Greetings:
> > >Would anyone know where I would find libgcj? It doesn't seem to be on
> > >the YDL CDs.
> > >Anyone have an idea where to find it?
> > >
> > >Also I tracked down links from the YDL site regarding compiling,
> > >upgrading, etc. linux
> > >and found out that its really pc specific. It doesn't consider the
> > >existence of yup or that yup has installed many, if not all the things
> > >one is instructed to look for,
> > >what it doesn't include is so glaring that I'm questioning why YDL uses
> > >it as a link.
> >
> > What link you are talking about?
> >
> >
> > >Indeed, following it really messed up my system to the point that I had
> > >to reinstall linux from the YDL CD's.
> > >
> > >It would have been simpler, for me, and less time consuming, again for
> > >me, to go to the YDL find a paragraph or two of instructions as opposed
> > >to several pages of details which are extraneous to my intended task.
> > >
> > >Maybe its my suspicious nature, but I wonder if TerraSoft Sol. provided
> > >that link by Sarup just to show it's clients what it is saving it's
> > >clients from?
> > >
> > >I'll check back for a response. Thanks ahead of time, for any direction
> > >I can get on these or related points.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Dan
> >
> > Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.
> > http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/
> >

Regards,
Dan

Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.
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