Mo Dejong wrote:
> How much interest would there be in adding Java to the
> autoconf supported languages? I would be willing to
> convert some of the existing Java detect and compile macros
> over to the autoconf framework if folks were cool with
> the idea of adding Java support. I already have some nice
> macros that can find JDK info for many platforms as well
> as Kaffe. This would also be an idea place to add support
> for gcj as a standard Java target.
I think that Java macros would be useful to many people, and you should
definitely think about sharing your work.
The Autoconf macro archive (http://research.cys.de/autoconf-archive/) has
a number of Java macros already. I haven't used them myself and can't
vouch for their quality, nor do I know how they compare to yours, but it
seems like it would be a good thing for you to take a look at them and
coordinate with their authors. Ideally, you could merge the work, or at
least benefit from the experiences that they've had, give everyone credit,
and produce a single definitive set of high-quality Java macros. (Much
better than to have a lot of different versions running around for no good
reason.)
I don't know how the autoconf maintainers feel about it, but I don't think
they should attempt to include this sort of major thing for the next
release. Rather, you could post the results to the macro archive for a
while, get feedback, and then after it had settled down and everyone was
happy you could be devoured by the all-powerful Autoconf.
Cordially,
Steven G. Johnson
