Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 10:53:15 +0930 (CST) From: Greg Lewis <glewis@trc.adelaide.edu.au> To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Alpha JDK 1.2.2 patchset 9 Message-ID: <200006150123.KAA23558@ares.trc.adelaide.edu.au>
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This is a new set of ALPHA source code patches for the JDK 1.2.2 source. These patches are unofficial and no abuse should be directed towards the FreeBSD java porting team for them :). This new set (patchset 9) can be gotten from http://www.eyesbeyond.com/freebsd-jdk122-patches-9.tar.gz (this message is included in the tar ball as the file ANNOUNCEMENT). Note that the latest version of the patchset can always be gotten from http://www.eyesbeyond.com/freebsd-jdk122-patches-latest.tar.gz Please read the file THANKS for a list of the large number of people who should be thanked that things have gotten this far! The following ISSUES have been addressed since patchset 8 (see the ISSUES files for more details -- note that issues fixed since patchset 5 with no adverse affects reported have been removed). Issue 5. The default font.properties file now works as per that supplied with the Linux Blackdown JDK and will remain as the default until someone provides a fully functional alternative. Note that the font.properties file contributed by Robert Swindells will remain a part of the patchset. This uses the URW fonts entirely and produces better looking results. It isn't the default for reasons best explained at the URL http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/docs/support/faq-release/FAQ-java-linux-6.html#ss6.4 (particularly the first question). Additional problems that hadn't made it to the ISSUES list that have been addressed in this patchset: 1. Mention the dependency on zip (thanks to Jeremy Hopkins for the report). 2. More consistent compilation flags (thanks to Timo Geusch). This also results in somewhat faster compilation. 3. Fix the problem with external processes not being flagged as finished (thanks to Volker Paepcke for the report and example demonstrating the problem). 4. Fix the problem with empty directories not being removed with delete() as they should be (thanks to Ronaldo Carpio for the report and Rob Furphy for discussion and part of the fix). 5. Compilation using Display Ghostscript (dgs) is almost certainly a violation of the GPL. The default value of HAVE_DPS has been altered from yes to no while alternatives and licensing are investigated. In addition to this, some more of the released Linux JDK source code has been merged in. For more information about the port, consult Kees Jan Koster's web pages at http://web.inter.nl.net/users/kjkoster/java/index.html Please test as much as possible! -- Greg Lewis glewis@trc.adelaide.edu.au Computing Officer +61 8 8303 5083 Teletraffic Research Centre To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message
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