Well I will look into that. I think that some more detail maybe necessary. I am thinking of building for RiscOS. There is a really nice project that allows you to compile programs written for linux, on a linux machine, to run on a RiscOS machine. I would like to try to use this to build Java. I was just wondering if it was a waste of time, as I would be expecting the Linux native Java version to be used in the build process.
On 8/15/07, Gary Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Robert, > > I use IcedTea's bootstrap VM and plug replacements. Build them with: > > hg clone http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/icedtea > cd icedtea > ./configure > make boot plugs > > Then build the JDK with: > > export ALT_BOOTDIR=/path/to/icedtea/bootstrap/jdk1.6.0 > export ALT_CLOSED_JDK_IMPORT_PATH=/path/to/icedtea/bootstrap/jdk1.7.0 > > Cheers, > Gary > > Robert Pangrazio wrote: > > I noticed that to build JDK 6 or higher you need an existing Java > > setup. I was wondering how you go about building the JDK for a new > > platform. If i have a cross compilation setup for my new platform, > > can I use the build machines native JDK, or do I have to have a JDK > > that is native to my new platform. If i have to have a native JDK > > to build the JDK how do you build the first native JDK? > > > > Thanks > > Bob >
