On Thu, 2004-11-11 at 13:26, Carwyn Edwards wrote:
Thomas Fitzsimmons wrote:
>On Thu, 2004-11-11 at 06:52, Avi Alkalay wrote:
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>>OK, so how can I have Java (not GCJ)
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>yum install java-1.4.2-gcj-compat-devel
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How realistic a replacement for the Sun/IBM/Blackdown/BEA JVMs is GCJ
these days?
Many programs run as well or better than they run on non-free JVMs.
Most non-GUI programs should run fine. FC3 introduces experimental AWT
and Swing support, so simple AWT and Swing applications will run too.
Can I pluck any Java app off the web and expect it to work? Say if it
says it needs Java 1.4.2.
The FC3 packaging of gij and ecj (java-1.4.2-gcj-compat) should help out
a lot here. Try your apps out on our free software stack and let us
know if they don't work (report a bug). Because java-gcj-compat uses
jpackage conventions, you can easily switch between a jpackaged non-free
SDK and our free tools using alternatives(8).
Tom