On 6/20/2010 12:36 PM, W. Wayne Liauh wrote:
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Erik Trimble
Java System Support
Mailstop: usca22-123
Phone: x17195
Santa Clara, CA
Hi Erik,
Thanks a whole lot for taking time to post your thoughts. Different people
will react differently. I am sure you are aware that the stronger a person is
devoted to Solaris, the stronger the voice you are going to hear. IMNSHO, this
is what we need to keep this project alive.
So much for my 8th-kissing, now my real motive/question. Since you appear to
be working in Sun's Java System, Perhaps you might have some answer to a
question that I asked almost five years ago but never received any reply?
During the installation of Solaris Express, shortly after the kernel is loaded, a Java
virtual machine will appear which will take over the installation process. I was
wondering whether this is a special version of JVM, and if so, how "useful"
(capability-wise) it is? where can I find any info? More to the point, do you think it
may be possible to build a Open Solaris distro based on this kernel+JVM combo?
Thanks again and apologize for forking the subject.
Last I checked, this is a vanilla version of the JDK - I think they're
using 1.4.2 during the old Nevada/Solaris 10 install process. It's a
fully-featured JDK.
Realistically, it's just for the installer. Exactly what it's doing
you'd have to ask the Solaris folks, but its not used during
network/jumpstart installs, only for the interactive ones, IIRC.
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Erik Trimble
Java System Support
Mailstop: usca22-123
Phone: x17195
Santa Clara, CA
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