Re: GCJ Thought Balloon

2001-06-14 Thread Evan Prodromou
> "PB" == Per Bothner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> If I am not mistaken, it's possible to use GCJ to compile >> .class files as well as raw .java files. So a package could >> ship with .class files and, if GCJ is available, compile them >> into an .so. PB> It is possible

Re: GCJ Thought Balloon

2001-06-14 Thread Per Bothner
Evan Prodromou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > PB> It should be the package builder's job to compile into a .so > PB> file. The package's configure script should have a --with-gcj > PB> option to enable/disable building a .so file; the default is > PB> either --without-gcj or it is

Re: GCJ Thought Balloon

2001-06-14 Thread Evan Prodromou
> "PB" == Per Bothner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Me> I wonder if there would be any value to having some kind of way Me> to -automatically- GCJ-compile Java packages at installation Me> time, if the package is GCJ-compatible and if GCJ is installed. PB> It should be the packa

Re: GCJ Thought Balloon

2001-06-14 Thread Evan Prodromou
> "PB" == Per Bothner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> If I am not mistaken, it's possible to use GCJ to compile >> .class files as well as raw .java files. So a package could >> ship with .class files and, if GCJ is available, compile them >> into an .so. PB> It is possibl

Re: GCJ Thought Balloon

2001-06-14 Thread Per Bothner
Evan Prodromou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > PB> It should be the package builder's job to compile into a .so > PB> file. The package's configure script should have a --with-gcj > PB> option to enable/disable building a .so file; the default is > PB> either --without-gcj or it is

Re: GCJ Thought Balloon

2001-06-14 Thread Evan Prodromou
> "PB" == Per Bothner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Me> I wonder if there would be any value to having some kind of way Me> to -automatically- GCJ-compile Java packages at installation Me> time, if the package is GCJ-compatible and if GCJ is installed. PB> It should be the pack

Re: GCJ Thought Balloon

2001-06-14 Thread Per Bothner
Evan Prodromou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > So, I've been playing around with GCJ for Freenet, and thinking about > how I'm going to package a GCJ-compiled version. > > I wonder if there would be any value to having some kind of way to > -automatically- GCJ-compile Java packages at installation

Re: GCJ Thought Balloon

2001-06-14 Thread Per Bothner
Evan Prodromou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > So, I've been playing around with GCJ for Freenet, and thinking about > how I'm going to package a GCJ-compiled version. > > I wonder if there would be any value to having some kind of way to > -automatically- GCJ-compile Java packages at installation