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Drop Java support on Gentoo HPPA ?

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gmsoft at gentoo

May 27, 2006, 2:37 AM

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Drop Java support on Gentoo HPPA ?

Hi all,

Basically, there is currently only a broken support for java on hppa.
As you may know, there are no useable vm. Afaik, only sablevm and kaffe are compiling.

There are several problems with those two :
- they don't really fit in the Gentoo versionning scheme that is used by the other vms like blackdown and sun
- they don't support enough java to run any decent app
- they are untested and may not even be working

For theses reasons, I would like to completely drop java support from hppa.

People on IRC were for dropping it but I'd like to ask more people.
Also, if it's decided to keep it, somebody will have to volonteer for this.

Thanks for your feedback !
Guy

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dertobi123 at gentoo

May 27, 2006, 2:43 AM

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Re: Drop Java support on Gentoo HPPA ? [In reply to]

> For theses reasons, I would like to completely drop java support from hppa.

+1

wkr,
Tobias

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mmaroni at fi

May 27, 2006, 12:09 PM

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Re: Drop Java support on Gentoo HPPA ? [In reply to]

> For theses reasons, I would like to completely drop java support from hppa.
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> People on IRC were for dropping it but I'd like to ask more people.

I am for dropping it as well

Regards,
Mauro
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matthias at towiski

May 30, 2006, 4:41 AM

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Re: Drop Java support on Gentoo HPPA ? [In reply to]

Hi Guy,
on Saturday, 2006-05-27 at 11:37:58, you wrote:
> For theses reasons, I would like to completely drop java support from hppa.

I agree, never used it.

cheers!
Matthias
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brett at blzj

May 30, 2006, 4:58 AM

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Re: Drop Java support on Gentoo HPPA ? [In reply to]

On Sat, May 27, 2006 at 11:37:58AM +0200, Guy Martin wrote:
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> For theses reasons, I would like to completely drop java support from hppa.
>
I can't foresee a need for Java on hppa.
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graham.gower at gmail

May 30, 2006, 5:13 AM

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Re: Drop Java support on Gentoo HPPA ? [In reply to]

Had no idea it worked.
Don't care.
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gmsoft at gentoo

Jun 3, 2006, 12:25 PM

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Re: Drop Java support on Gentoo HPPA ? [In reply to]

Allright,

After one week, it sounds like nobody likes/needs java.

Let's drop it ! :)

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