pdf toolchain notes & suggestions

[Mark Wielaard]

Mark Johnson <mjohnson <at> redhat.com> writes:
> > Can anyone step up to demonstrate a method to get FOP to compile and run
> > using gcj and gij?
> 
> Strictly speaking, we shouldn't need to recompile it under gcj, but 
> it's a nice, safe thing to do if we're going to use gij as the java 
> interpreter.
> 
> While on vacation all next week, I'll see if I can get FOP running 
> under gij (I need to do this for an internal project, anyway) and 
> will report back when I return.
> 
> > 
> > *wracks his brain thinking of developers he can bargain with ...*
> 
> s/bargain with/bribe/

For Debian people tried and (almost) succeeded.
See http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=271654

In general when you want to get some of these things working with a free
toolchain make sure that you check how the Debian hackers are doing and/or
cooperate with them: http://java.debian.net/index.php/MovingJavaToMain

Last year Dalibor got most of it working with kaffe:
http://www.kaffe.org/pipermail/kaffe/2003-December/096361.html

We have a much more complete class library now (both kaffe and gcj use GNU
Classpath as provider of the core class libraries). But you might need to use
CVS versions of kaffe or gcj. Feel free to ask for support on any of the kaffe,
gcj or GNU Classpath mailinglist if you try it out.

Thanks,

Mark