DJ Lucas wrote:
Dan McGhee wrote:
Randy McMurchy wrote:
Dan McGhee wrote these words on 01/01/06 15:05 CST:
I'm trying to build JDK-1.5.0_05 using SVN. I just build LFS 6.1
on my laptop and have gcc-3.4.3 installed.
I'm not sure anyone has tried this combination before. I can't
remember if DJ worked with this or started right in with GCC-4
when he was first testing JDK-1.5.
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I've never built any of the update releases with gcc-3.4.x. I also
cannot even attempt a guess wether the gcc-4.x fixes will work with
gcc-3.4. But if I were you, I'd use the precompiled version anyway
unless you are just dead set to compile _only_ from source, and if
that's what you want, then there are options.
This--using the new patch set--is something that I could try. I became
so focused on getting the thing to build that I forgot to do this
option. Additionally, I have no moral, ethical or philosophical
objections to using precompiled binaries. I have, however, read on this
list about the "purity" of building from source. :-)
The first option is to compare the troubled code with the changes made
in the gcc-4.x patch, but this can be difficult because of changes to
some header file that would seem completely unrelated if you don't
know how to follow the code. The gcc error message will tell you what
you need to know, but not always the exact location.
The second option is to try the newer patch set outright. I have no
clue wether it will work. I can only say that it might work as most
of the problems with gcc4 are related to the less forgiving syntax.
Short of CPU time, it certainly can't hurt to try it. But, even if it
compiles, the real results won't be known until it's been used and
abused for some time, which is not exactly what you want if you intend
this system to be used. :-) I wish I could be a little more definitave.
Well, these are the crux of the matter. I don't know what kind of
learning curve I'd have, probably pretty steep, to learn the compiler
messages. I tried to see if I could 'hack' on the patches, but gave up
when I realized I could not understand what was happening. It won't be
right away, but I'll try the new patch set and report to this list.
I've taken so much from this community. Now it's time to give something
back.
Third, you can check out gentoo, sourcemage and other build from
source distros...in fact this may be the best way to go about it.
Good suggestion. Thanks. Didn't think of it.
Hope that helps a little bit anyway.
You've helped tremendously. Thanks.
Dan
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