Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 11:15:55 -0600 From: Greg Lewis <glewis@eyesbeyond.com> To: Bill.Melvin@esc.edu Cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 4 cpu AS4100 w/5.2: Java options? Message-ID: <20041018171555.GA22284@misty.eyesbeyond.com> In-Reply-To: <OFB46AEE11.119D3C1E-ON85256F31.00567355-85256F31.0057FEC3@esc.edu> References: <OFB46AEE11.119D3C1E-ON85256F31.00567355-85256F31.0057FEC3@esc.edu>
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On Mon, Oct 18, 2004 at 11:57:35AM -0400, Bill.Melvin@esc.edu wrote: > I would like to run Java on zis ere Alpha 4100 w/a fresh build of > RELENG_5_2. > > I note that most of the jdk ports are marked ONLY_FOR_ARCHS = i386. > > Googling and list crawling indicates this may be quite difficult to do. > > What are the current options for running/building/installing a 1.[34] JDK > on > an Alpha running 5.2? Depends entirely on your skill set and how much time you're prepared to invest. Since their is no native port of 1.3 or 1.4 to the Alpha your options are a) Run an x86/sparc/<other supported platform> hardware emulator. Boot an OS on that hardware emulator and run the JDK with it. This should probably work but sounds like it would be pretty slow. b) Port or complete the port of either 1.3 or 1.4 to Alpha. If you know Alpha assembler then the 1.3 port (Classic VM) shouldn't be too hard to complete. 1.4 or 1.3 + HotSpot is going to be a lot of work. -- Greg Lewis Email : glewis@eyesbeyond.com Eyes Beyond Web : http://www.eyesbeyond.com Information Technology FreeBSD : glewis@FreeBSD.org
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