On 07/24/18 19:10, J�rg Schaible wrote: > Hi James, > > On Mon, 23 Jul 2018 17:13:14 -0400 james wrote: > >> On 07/21/18 11:10, J�rg Schaible wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> is someone aware of the existence of an ebuild for Java 11 e.g. >>> somewhere in the overlays? Or has someone already crafted one and is >>> willing to share it? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> J�rg >> >> My response is:: >> >> https://github.com/Obsidian-StudiosInc/os-xtoo/#xtoo-overlay >> >> I'm just learning/hacking java, so please provide me with robust >> feedback so I know if this offering is great, or needs improvement >> (what/where) and what it is missing, from your point of view. Coding in >> Java is easy; understanding the history, gotcha and devining Oracle's >> future intentions is often not clear to me. Hence, feedback is greatly >> appreciated, on this list, privately or to a forum is all ok. >> Just help me navigate the java landscape. I'd really like to work with >> java on both gentoo and windows 7/10. I'm starting fresh with Java-11. > > Thanks for the interesting pointer and I will certainly look at the ebuild > for Java 11 to adjust it for my needs. > However, the overlay is not for me. I use Gentoo as my development platform > and as library developer I > have a need for a wide range of JDKs: > > $ java-config -L > The following VMs are available for generation-2: > 1) Blackdown JDK 1.4.2.03 [blackdown-jdk-1.4.2] > 2) IBM JDK 1.4.2.13_p9 [ibm-jdk-bin-1.4] > 3) IBM JDK 1.5.0.12_p5 [ibm-jdk-bin-1.5] > 4) IBM JDK 1.6.0.9_p2 [ibm-jdk-bin-1.6] > 5) IBM JDK 1.7.0.5 [ibm-jdk-bin-1.7] > 6) IcedTea JDK 6.1.13.9 [icedtea-bin-6] > 7) IcedTea JDK 7.2.6.11 [icedtea-bin-7] > 8) IcedTea JDK 3.8.0 [icedtea-bin-8] > 9) JamVM JDK 2.0.0 [jamvm] > 10) Oracle JDK 1.7.0.80 [oracle-jdk-bin-1.7] > 11) Oracle JDK 1.8.0.172 [oracle-jdk-bin-1.8] > *) Oracle JDK 10.0.1 [oracle-jdk-bin-10] > 13) Oracle JDK 9.0.4 [oracle-jdk-bin-9] > 14) Sun JDK 1.5.0.22 [sun-jdk-1.5] > 15) Sun JDK 1.6.0.45 [sun-jdk-1.6] > > Therefore I am not interested in replacing java-config with something else > nor can I live with with the > supported JDKs from the overlay, especially since it tries to replace > dev-java/* from the standard Gentoo > tree. > > Cheers, > J�rg > >> hth, >> James
Hello Jorg, Good to know your point of view. I'm starting fresh with java 11 and have the deepest desire to leave legacy_java (java-10 and older) behind. I think my goal is more aligned with the Oracle future vision for java. I like the non-Oracle support model. Please do send me information, including forums and postings and blogs, as your work continues. My keenest interests are in Scada Systems and graphical automation representations and IoT and traditional equipment systems and control panels for UAVs. tia, James
