Gentoo Archives: gentoo-dev

From: Ciaran McCreesh <ciaran.mccreesh@×××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] User support system [WAS: Sunrise contemplations]
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 19:50:14
Message-Id: 20060816204511.4a0e49d9@snowdrop.home
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] User support system [WAS: Sunrise contemplations] by Enrico Weigelt
1 On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:29:40 +0200 Enrico Weigelt <weigelt@×××××.de>
2 wrote:
3 | > No java available on alpha, arm, hppa, m68k, mips,
4 | > sh, or sparc. Seven strikes and you are out twice over...
5 |
6 | hmm, AFAIK kaffe should support those platforms (didn't ever
7 | worked on them).
8
9 Nnnnnope.
10
11 | Well, I don't see the current lack of an proper java runtime
12 | on certain platforms an real blocker for some additional tool.
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14 It's a blocker if it's a tool you're going to be pushing out to users.
15 Have a google for "Guidelines / policy for gentoo hosted projects".
16
17 | Java generally is designed for a very wide range of platforms
18 | and architectures.
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20 Riiiiiight.
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22 | If some major archs are missing an proper java implementation, then
23 | it's a bug, which sooner or later will be fixed.
24
25 Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
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27 You really don't have the slightest clue what you're talking about, do
28 you?
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31 Ciaran McCreesh
32 Mail : ciaran dot mccreesh at blueyonder.co.uk
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