Yep. Waba is definitely something I'd like to see running on every platform that supports PicoGUI. libgcj lacks the portability advantages of Waba, but would be good for people who are porting Java apps or who would rather develop in Java.
Kaffe... Have you ever used PocketLinux on the Helio? (no, I don't have a ROM image handy...) It was very slow. Quoting John Utz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > java would be pretty hard on the helio. it's a big-ass hog on my > desktop > boxes - i cant imagine stellar performance on the helio > > furthermore, all the class libs are just as much work as the vm, and > it > would be a significant work item to get awt ported to pgui ( > significant > work item = really a lot of work! ) > > tho the original picolinux helio dist came from transvirtual > technologies, > the authors of kaffe', which is an open source java clone. and that ran > at > one time, i would assume. > > despite that..... > > i feel that a lightweight interpreter is the way to go. if waba is as > light as a scheme or a forth and codes like java, then it seems like a > bright idea. > > the other thing to try would be the gjc, that would make native exe's. > but i doubt that it's ported to the helio-linux2.X-mipsel architecture > :-) > > On Mon, 15 Oct 2001, Sean Barnes wrote: > > > > > > >We need applications, especially a PIM. > > > > > > I'd certainly be interested in writing a PIM. Especially if I > could > > > write it in java and get more practice prior to the test. Is a > > > java based > > > PIM a possibility for PicoLinux/PicoGUI? > > > > > > > There's something called Waba that's being ported to PicoGUI. I think > it's > > the same syntax as Java, but with an entirely different class > structure > > designed for PDA's (I haven't used Java or Waba, so I don't know the > exact > > differences). It's not ready yet, but it might be an option in the > future. > > > > -Sean > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Pgui-devel mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pgui-devel > > > > -- > > John L. Utz III > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Idiocy is the Impulse Function in the Convolution of Life > -- Only you can prevent creeping featurism! _______________________________________________ Pgui-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pgui-devel
