Seeking info re:Java on Linux on Mac Classic

2001-09-08 Thread GerardPer

Is it feasible to develop Java 1.2+ compliant code on a Mac classic computer? 
 Please advise or point to web sites with supporting information.  Thank you.

Gerard


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Missing '-version' breaks build of OpenOffice..

2001-09-08 Thread Alex Buell

Hi guys

Just discovered to my horror that the configure script in OpenOffice
relies on passing '-version' to javac to check that it is the right
software to use with it. This problem seen on both intel and sparc
platforms (1.3.1 and 1.3.0 respectively).

Any plans to sort this out? Doing 'javac -version' works fine for Sun
Microsystem's Java2 1.3.1.

PS: I'm still waiting for 1.3.1 to be released for sparc-linux - look, if
you haven't got the time, then give me the sources and I will be happy to
test and report back. I've already signed up for the SCSL and got the
sources for 1.3.1 on intel-linux, all I need is the sparc-linux code.

Cheers,
A Very Frustrated Programmer
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Re: Missing '-version' breaks build of OpenOffice..

2001-09-08 Thread ed phillips

This is the kind of thing that really slows down Java development!

And some try to say that open source developers have a bias against
Java!

Nonsense. I understand that we are all constrained by larger forces here
and that Sun doesn't have it in them to go all the way (i.e. GPL).
If those of you who work at Sun could just let your managers know our
pain?
Perhaps we could have easier access to the sources, all of them?

Dreamin in SF

And folks wonder why Perl is so appealing

Ed



Alex Buell wrote:
> 
> Hi guys
> 
> Just discovered to my horror that the configure script in OpenOffice
> relies on passing '-version' to javac to check that it is the right
> software to use with it. This problem seen on both intel and sparc
> platforms (1.3.1 and 1.3.0 respectively).
> 
> Any plans to sort this out? Doing 'javac -version' works fine for Sun
> Microsystem's Java2 1.3.1.
> 
> PS: I'm still waiting for 1.3.1 to be released for sparc-linux - look, if
> you haven't got the time, then give me the sources and I will be happy to
> test and report back. I've already signed up for the SCSL and got the
> sources for 1.3.1 on intel-linux, all I need is the sparc-linux code.
> 
> Cheers,
> A Very Frustrated Programmer
> --
> Love is good. Hate is bad.
> 
> http://www.tahallah.demon.co.uk
> 
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Re: Missing '-version' breaks build of OpenOffice..

2001-09-08 Thread Alex Buell

On Sat, 8 Sep 2001, Kevin Ryan / KNB wrote:

> Baloney.  "javac -version" doesn't work anywhere, because the
> "-version" is an option to "java", not to "javac".

Yeah, I only realised this was the case 10 minutes ago.

Anyway, looks like the problem is with OpenOffice's configure script. For
some stupid reason it seems to want to do javac -version, and if it's not
there..

> The simple fix/workaround is to pass this option to "java" VIA "javac"
> using the "-J" option:
>
>   javac -J-version

That's useful to know though, thanks for this.

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Re: Seeking info re:Java on Linux on Mac Classic

2001-09-08 Thread Avi Cherry

>Is it feasible to develop Java 1.2+ compliant code on a Mac classic computer?
>  Please advise or point to web sites with supporting information.  Thank you.

No, it isn't.  In fact, it isn't even possible to develop Java 1.2+ 
compliant code on a modern Mac, unless it is running OSX.  There has 
never been any Java version that could be run on a Macintosh Classic.

Or do you mean on "Classic" MacOS (MacOS 9.x and less, as opposed to 
OSX)?  In which case the answer is still no.

And why are you asking this list about it?  Linux could never be run 
on a Macintosh Classic either.


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Re: Seeking info re:Java on Linux on Mac Classic

2001-09-08 Thread GerardPer


In a message dated 9/8/01 3:25:07 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

<< And why are you asking this list about it?  Linux could never be run 
on a Macintosh Classic either. >>

Yes I was speaking about Mac OS9.  I currently can develop Java on it using 
Apple's MRJ SDK.  It is compliant with Java 1.1.8.  Linuxppc 2000Q4 was 
purchased for use on the Mac. Comments on the linuxppc.org web site suggested 
that Java 3D software ,available from Blackdown, could be run under Linuxppc. 
 So I joined this list in anticipation that I could ask others about the 
possibilities.  

If the non-profit Foundation that I work with could diversify away from Apple 
products and obtain Sun or IBM equipment then it would be far easier for me 
to develop Java 2+ scripts on linux.  Presently the Foundation does not have 
such resources.  I hope this helps explain why I asked the question on this 
list as it is the Foundation's objective to develop Java 2+ code.  Thank you 
for your previous response.


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Re: Seeking info re:Java on Linux on Mac Classic

2001-09-08 Thread Avi Cherry

>  > And why are you asking this list about it?  Linux could never be run
>>  on a Macintosh Classic either.
>
>Au contraire!
>
>http://www.mac.linux-m68k.org/

I'm aware of this project, but if you look at the list of supported 
machines, it does not include the original Macintosh, Mac Plus, Mac 
SE or Mac Classic.  They all use 68000 processors, which lack a PMMU. 
I've heard of projects where a PMMU has been manages to be emulated, 
but considering the other limitations of the hardware (4 MB of RAM, 
for example) it hardly seems worth the bother. :-)


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