From owner-freebsd-java Fri Feb 8 9:43: 4 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Received: from zircon.seattle.wa.us (sense-sea-CovadSub-0-80.oz.net [216.39.147.80]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A519E37B405 for ; Fri, 8 Feb 2002 09:42:57 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 48440 invoked by uid 1001); 8 Feb 2002 17:46:57 -0000 From: Joe Kelsey MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <15460.3857.467174.362497@zircon.zircon.seattle.wa.us> Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 09:46:57 -0800 To: java@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Back from the dead (status report) In-Reply-To: <20020208055802.GC3473@gnuppy.monkey.org> References: <20020207124001.GA1947@gnuppy.monkey.org> <3C62AC8B.5010800@wireless-networks.com> <20020208055802.GC3473@gnuppy.monkey.org> X-Mailer: VM 7.01 under Emacs 21.1.1 Sender: owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Bill Huey writes: > The linux is the closest and least trouble free of the build > environments available. I got the entire thing compiling in a couple > of mad rushes over a 2-3 day period, which is pretty good progress > and certainly very comforting that I could duct tape that stuff so > quickly. It immediately opens the possibility that other more in > depth work can happen and I'd like to continue on that track. I got the original solaris stuff working in one day. There was a two character change required in one file to make it work. The linux build environment is fundamentally broken and should be immediately abandoned. Note that I am not suggesting that you abandon your code fixes, merely the build environment. Anyone who knows makefiles will see the problem with the linux build environment and agree. Also, there has been no discussion of what exactly you are doing in the code base. I, for one, believe that it is important to discuss design issues before plunging wildly into massive code changes. No one knows what your design is and thus cannot offer advice or aid. /Joe To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message