On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 01:51:02PM +0100, Stefan Gybas wrote: > Ola Lundqvist wrote: > > > "Java libraries must depend on the needed runtime environment > > (java1-runtime and/or java2-runtime) but should not depend (only > > suggest) java-virtual-machine." > > Does a "runtime" include a virtual machine or just the core classes? A runtime is just the core classes. That is my definition anyway. The java-virtual-machine is not a part of the "runtime".
> The list of virtual packages does not state this: > > java-compiler Any java compiler, for Java version 1 > java2-compiler, Any java compiler, for Java version 2 > java-virtual-machine Any JAVA virtual machine > java1-runtime Any Java runtime environment, Java version 1 > java2-runtime. Any Java runtime environment, Java version 2 > > IMHO Java libraries should not have any dependencies on either a > runtime or a virtual machine. The reason is simple: Let's say I have a > Java library package in main (so it can be built with jikes or gcj) > that build depends on another Java library package (of course also in > main). > > Why should I have to install a runtime environment or a virtual > machine to build the package? Installing jikes | gcj-3.2, classpath | > libgcj3 and the required other library package is sufficient (if > something like Ant is not used at). The classpath and libgcj3 packages > contain the core classes but do not provide any virtual package. Don't you need the core classes (runtime env) to build the native package? Regards, // Ola > Regards, > Stefan Gybas > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- --------------------- Ola Lundqvist --------------------------- / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Annebergsslingan 37 \ | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 654 65 KARLSTAD | | +46 (0)54-10 14 30 +46 (0)70-332 1551 | | http://www.opal.dhs.org UIN/icq: 4912500 | \ gpg/f.p.: 7090 A92B 18FE 7994 0C36 4FE4 18A1 B1CF 0FE5 3DD9 / ---------------------------------------------------------------
