> > - something with http://www.snapplatform.org/ (using JikesRVM, Indeed we need to make transition as effortless as possible.
RB -----Original Message----- From: PJ Cabrera [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 8:15 AM To: [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Summer of Code, something for Harmony? On 6/1/05, Werner Schuster (murphee) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - something with http://www.snapplatform.org/ (using JikesRVM, > Kaffe,... instead of SableVM or as alternatives that can > be switched)... Maybe add gcj support + preinstalled (in Eclipse) > tools to facilitate getting a native binary from Java source code with gcj, > so a user just has to use SNAP and is not hassled with other setup > for gcj. Me likey! Great idea. Already talking with my colleague Kevin and with our student software engineer team about possibilities. But to be honest, I'm wary of changing VM and/or compiler wily nilly. I need a good reason why it should be GCJ / JikesRVM / Kaffe. I like SableVM just fine. It will take a very strong case. ;-D Oh, you said "alternatives that can be switched". I have no reason to not like that approach! Never mind then. I am all for providing working proof that open source Java implementations are viable and practical. That's what the project's FOSS JVM focus is all about. The more working VMs the merrier. PJ Cabrera http://snapplatform.org - The only totally open source integrated Java Dev Environment PS - Coming up: release of SNAPPIX 0.7 - SNAP Platform 0.7.x pre-installed in a KNOPPIX-based live CD PPS - Sorry, couldn't resist :-)
