classpath from CVS

[cdornan]

I have downloaded and installed classpath0.0 (1999-02-06) on my
Arm/Linux machine and installed it on top of Japhar 0.08.  Should the
installed classes replace the classes.zip file?  If I don't remove the
classes.zip file Japhar seems to ignore the new arrivals; if I do
remove it, the JVM refuses to start.

Do I need a more up-to-date version of classpath?  I tried building
the CVS version but found that I couldn't drive the autoconf/automake
process.  Here is what I tried:

- configuration attempt ---
$ automake
configure.in: 15: required file `./include/config.h.in' not found
configure.in: 15: required file `./include/stamp-h.in' not found
$ ./configure --help
bash: ./configure: No such file or directory
$ autoconf
configure.in:41: warning: AC_TRY_RUN called without default to allow cross compiling
$ ./configure  --with-classlib=/gnu/japhar-0.08/share 
creating cache ./config.cache
checking host system type... arm-unknown-linux-gnu
./configure: line 590: syntax error near unexpected token 
`AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(${PACKAGE},'
./configure: line 590: `AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(${PACKAGE}, ${VERSION})'
---

What is the right way to go about this?

[I do havbe the right or later versions of the utilities listed in the
GNU Classpath Hacker's Guide.]

Any help appreciated,

Chris Dornan
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

classpath from CVS

[cdornan]

Hi folks,

OK, I have classpath configured now (thanks Tom).

However, when I try to build, I ran into problems.  I have documented
them below, in case they would be of help.

OK, I gather that Classpath is certainly not on general release.  At
the momment, I am working on JVMs more than class libraries.  I don't
mind putting in a bit of work to get it going but there is little
point in plaguing this list with my problems if I can wait a while
for it to settle down before jumping on board.

Should I wait?  Do you folks have plans for a beta release in the pipeline?

Thanks again for your help,

Chris Dornan
[EMAIL PROTECTED]



--- classpath build probs ---

[Again, I am building a CVS checked-out source tree, pointing
`with-java' at a JDK 1.2.1 `java'.]

1) When it does a `javac' on all the .java files I get some compiler errors:

   a) java/lang/String.java:86: Invalid expression statement.
   val
   ^

   and the file contains:

 public String() {
   value = new char[0];

   val
 }

   Does enyone know why it has this?

b)  nu/java/awt/image/ImageDecoder.java:40: Missing term.
   cm = 
   ^

the file contains:

static
{
  String endian = System.getProperties ().getProperty ("gnu.cpu.endian");
if (endian == null)
  cm = 
}

It looks as if some preprocessing step has substituted a null string
where it shouldn't have.

c)  java/awt/Image.java:23: Package java.awt.image not found in import.
   import java.awt.image.*;
  ^

I get many, many of these messages.  Is this because I am running a 
recenct, fussy, JDK 1.2.1 java.

d) /gnu/japhar-0.08/bin/javah --jni --classpath 
.:/gnu/japhar-0.08/share/classes.zip java.io.File
 java/lang/ClassNotFoundException (com.sun.tools.javah.Main)

   Hmnn, it is running japhar now?