On Mon, May 13, 2002 at 01:07:07PM -0700, Ian Zimmerman wrote: > > Andrew> Both are shipped as Java bytecode (*.class files, packaged in > Andrew> a *.jar archive) and with an "Architecture: all" since Java > Andrew> bytecode is supposed to be portable. > > Andrew> seems to forbid both code with native parts, and Java code > Andrew> compiled to machine binaries with gcj. It seems reasonable to > Andrew> me to allow both of these. > > Ola> Well I do not really understand this. Java code is supposed to be > Ola> portable. If you compile it to machine binaries it is no longer a > Ola> java program and should not be packaged as a such. Non java > Ola> components should be extracted to a separate package IMHO. > > If you permit an outsider to intrude... :)
What did you mean with this? > Why must all lib*-java packages depend on java-virtual-machine? gcj > is supposed to be able to compile class files into native code, isn't > it? So these class libraries are, in theory, usable by people who > just use them for gcj based develompent and link them into their > executables. You are right. The policy was written when gcj was in _early_ stages. > I am sure I overlook something trivial, please point it out for my > edification :) It should recommend (or at least suggest) a java-virtual-machine though. Or simply depend on java-common which should take care of that. Actually I'm thinking of splitting java-common in three. * java-common (which should provide some help scripts and suggest or depend on things). * java-policy (With the policy). * java-faq (with the faq). What do you think about that? Regards, // Ola > -- > Ian Zimmerman, Oakland, California, U.S.A. > GPG: 433BA087 9C0F 194F 203A 63F7 B1B8 6E5A 8CA3 27DB 433B A087 > EngSoc adopts market economy: cheap is wasteful, efficient is expensive. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- --------------------- Ola Lundqvist --------------------------- / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Björnkärrsgatan 5 A.11 \ | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 584 36 LINKÖPING | | +46 (0)13-17 69 83 +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 / --------------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
