Hatred of 1.2 messages

1999-02-23 Thread Gerald Gutierrez
>Maybe we could add a "Asking when 1.2 will be done will result in >unsubscription from this list and subscription to as many AOL spam lists >as possible. Don't ask!!" I'm starting to get the feeling that many in this group are approaching "when will 1.2 be out" messages with a very dishearteni

RE: System.runFinalizersOnExit

1999-02-23 Thread Chris Abbey
>> `` System.runFinalizersOnExit(true) '' >> >> Does this work/implemented on Blackdown JDK 1.1.7-1a or not? There was some discusion of this in the past... check the archives if you weren't around or don't keep the old list messages. some of that discusion may interest you. IIRC it works in the

Re: Unidentified subject!

1999-02-23 Thread Christopher Smith
On Tue, 23 Feb 1999, Jason Meisel wrote: > HI i am working on a senior project using RMI and Servlets on a linux os > running on a i86 machine... i have installed the jdk, jre, and rt, and have > adjusted the PATH to reflect where to look... > my problem is... > when i type : javac Hello.java

Re: Unidentified subject!

1999-02-23 Thread Juergen Kreileder
> Jason Meisel writes: Jason> HI i am working on a senior project using RMI and Servlets Jason> on a linux os running on a i86 machine... i have installed Jason> the jdk, jre, and rt, and have adjusted the PATH to reflect Jason> where to look... my problem is... when i type

Unidentified subject!

1999-02-23 Thread Jason Meisel
HI i am working on a senior project using RMI and Servlets on a linux os running on a i86 machine... i have installed the jdk, jre, and rt, and have adjusted the PATH to reflect where to look... my problem is... when i type : javac Hello.java it says cannot find library path... have you any id

Java 2 question

1999-02-23 Thread David Reeves
I know I'm going to get kicked in the teeth for this question but I'm going to ask anyway. (BTW I have searched the mailing list archive and can't find an answer to this question). I have signed the Java source Non-commerical license and have downloaded the source to jdk1.2. The question is it

Java & glibc 2.1

1999-02-23 Thread Kenneth James Baker
Dear list, Is there a version of the jdk that runs with glibc 2.1? If so where can I find it? Thanks, Ken -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Status pages

1999-02-23 Thread Tony Pujals
Thomas Down wrote: > > I haven't seen this mentioned on the list yet so... > > There are some details about how the Java 2 port is getting on with > passing the JCK online at: > > http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/jck-status.html > > This is just the information we want to see---many thank

Re: GPL vs Sun license

1999-02-23 Thread Moses DeJong
On Tue, 23 Feb 1999, Albrecht Kleine wrote: > Hi, The new license may be "less restricted" but it is clearly not "more free". > I've heard that it is possible to get > JDK sources in a much relaxed way than earlier. > > I know, this is no lawyer's list, but perhaps some > of you can write ab

Re: Sticky widgets / AWT / jdk117a.

1999-02-23 Thread Carl H. Sayres
> > Hey there everyone. > > I'm having a problem with AWT under jdk117a for linux. If I click on > checkboxes, buttons, etc. quite quickly, the widget often enters some > intermediate state... the widget depressed while the mouse is over it, and > raised when the mouse is not. Sometimes the

MkLinux vs. LinuxPPC

1999-02-23 Thread Carl H. Sayres
Any recommendations on MkLinux vs. LinuxPPC for running Java software? This will be installed on a Powerbook 3400c. Thanks, Carl ** Carl H. Sayres Software Engineer Data Representations, Inc. P.O. Box 519 Summit, NJ 07902-0519 (908)918-0396 x5 voice (908)918-0397fax [EMAIL

Sticky widgets / AWT / jdk117a.

1999-02-23 Thread Peter Godman
Hey there everyone. I'm having a problem with AWT under jdk117a for linux. If I click on checkboxes, buttons, etc. quite quickly, the widget often enters some intermediate state... the widget depressed while the mouse is over it, and raised when the mouse is not. Sometimes the reverse happen

Status pages

1999-02-23 Thread Thomas Down
I haven't seen this mentioned on the list yet so... There are some details about how the Java 2 port is getting on with passing the JCK online at: http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/jck-status.html This is just the information we want to see---many thanks to everyone in the porting team. On

Heap allocation in a native methods implementation

1999-02-23 Thread Georges Brun-Cottan
Hi, I am trying to port a third party package for the Linux JDK and face deallocation problems (~pointer is corrupted or freed more than once). I have installed the latest package of the jdk 1.1.7 v1a with native thread support. The problem occurs systematically when a native method allocate s

Re: GPL vs Sun license

1999-02-23 Thread Nathan Meyers
Not that I've studied the terms in detail (I have managed to avoid the need for Sun source so far), but Sun's terms are still structured to generate income. They're definitely not GPL! The big difference is that you pay Sun when you deploy rather than when you develop -- it's easy to get the sourc

GPL vs Sun license

1999-02-23 Thread Albrecht Kleine
Hi, I've heard that it is possible to get JDK sources in a much relaxed way than earlier. I know, this is no lawyer's list, but perhaps some of you can write about license compatibility to GPL? For example I've written the TYA JIT under clean room conditions, but looking on JDK sources would p

TYA1.2v4 released

1999-02-23 Thread Albrecht Kleine
Hi, just released the JIT compiler TYA1.2-version4 on ftp://gonzalez.cyberus.ca/pub/Linux/java/tya12v4.tgz (size is 125031 byte) Some release notes: most important are Kazuyuki Shudo's fix for better interfacing with 2.2. kernels. Thanks! And we have some minor speedup in CM3 benchmark, but n

stevecoh@mcs.com

1999-02-23 Thread vextor
> However, even so, shouldn't class files as opposed to source > files normally be readable by anyone? That was not the case here. > My class files seem to be readable only by owner and group, not everyone. Your umask is probably set to 027. Check it by typing 'umask.' If it is set, you can ma

Re: Wierd results using binfmt_misc

1999-02-23 Thread vextor
> I do not, however, use my system under "root" *except* when absolutely > required (as in, when doing admin work). This is a good habit to be > in since it tends to reduce your chances of really getting messed up > or having some unwanted access into your system. It also helps > identify things

Re: Wierd results using binfmt_misc

1999-02-23 Thread vextor
> Now for the wierd part. It all works just fine when I am logged in as > root. But when logged in as myself, java reports that it can't find my > class. What could cause this? I have loaded up my javawrapper script > with a bunch of echo statements and am convinced that it produces the > same

RE: System.runFinalizersOnExit

1999-02-23 Thread Peter Schuller
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > `` System.runFinalizersOnExit(true) '' > > Does this work/implemented on Blackdown JDK 1.1.7-1a or not? > > I find it does __not__ work for me ? Same here. > Anyone know the reason why? I'd like to know that too. The JDK docs say that it's uns

Re: System.runFinalizersOnExit

1999-02-23 Thread peter . pilgrim
Well I hope you they invent the API `System.onJVMExit( ExitNotifiable myIWannaBeNotifiedAtExitObject )' Otherwise how can we be sure that resources are released when the JVM exits. That temporary file creating utility object class will be soon redundant then, won't it? ( I guess this also touc

Re: System.runFinalizersOnExit

1999-02-23 Thread Patrick Ohnewein
I don't know if it works in the blackdown port. I only know that the problem with running finalizers is that they get called sequencely and that leads to problems, because in a complex reference structure they shouldn't get called sequencely but depending on the structure, but that's very difficu

Does anyone know the status of Java Linux on the Cobalt Qube?

1999-02-23 Thread Rachel Greenham
No, this isn't a 1.2 question. :-) I'm already using JDK 1.1.7 on Linux with JSP, but would be interested to know how well the JVM works under the processor used with the Cobalt Qube (MIPS I think). Anyone have any experience/knowledge with this? Also/alternatively, how well it runs on a Netwinde

System.runFinalizersOnExit

1999-02-23 Thread peter . pilgrim
`` System.runFinalizersOnExit(true) '' Does this work/implemented on Blackdown JDK 1.1.7-1a or not? I find it does __not__ work for me ? Meaning no finalizers are called when the JVM terminates. However I tested the same code on Solaris/Sun JDK and it works! Anyone know the reason why? ( An

unsubscirbe

1999-02-23 Thread shobhan
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