On 11/28/2010 5:52 PM, Lussier, Denis wrote:
Aren't the binary plugs still used for vanilla OpenJDK 6 builds that
don't use Iced Tea??
No.
The binary plugs have not been required for an out-of-the-box OpenJDK 6
build since b07:
"OpenJDK 6: Sources for b07 and b08 published"
http://blogs.sun.com/darcy/entry/openjdk_6_sources_for_b07
The sole remaining binary plug for SNMP support may be used if desired.
-Joe
I know I had to set them up in the OpenSCG build farm for Windoze
and Linux, last year when I started with Build 16, and they are still
there but perhaps are unneeded. I also have the
messy/scary/confusing add-on verbage in the license for the one
click-installers explaining why it all ain't pure GPL v2.
On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Andrew Haley <a...@redhat.com
<mailto:a...@redhat.com>> wrote:
On 11/26/2010 02:48 PM, Dalibor Topic wrote:
> On 11/25/10 3:15 AM, kevin diggs wrote:
>> The section of the page:
>>
>> http://download.java.net/openjdk/jdk7/
>>
>> for downloading has a heading that says:
>>
>> Linux platform
>>
>> If this is for x86 only then please label it as such (more than
having
>> i586 buried in the file/link name).
>>
>> Linux actually runs on quite a lot of different hardware (I got
me an
>> ultra2 that can run Linux; a bunch of PowerMacs too. Even a DEC
Alpha.
>> That would be a real hoot getting a JDK on that thing. Oh I forgot
>> about the 040 based Quadra 700.).
>>
>> Sorry for the rant. But this kinda pushes my buttons.
>
> Hm. It's been a long time since I heard of anyone use the binary
plugs for anything.
> Certainly neither regular OpenJDK builds nor IcedTea builds do.
So if they just serve
> to confuse people to assume they are in some way necessary,
maybe we should just remove
> them from the download site for good.
>
> Any objections?
Why bother? People sometimes want to check out and build old
versions.
Andrew.
