> On 08/09/2010 10:11 PM, Göran Uddeborg wrote: > > Andrew Overholt: > >> I recommend looking at the Fedora Java packaging guidelines (you > > > >> probably already did this): > > Yes. I learned how to do the wrapper script using jpackage utilites > > from that page, for example. Though it was a while ago, and there has > > been a number of changes to my package, so I reviewed the page again > > now. > > > >> - do you really want the gcj stuff? > > > > Well, that is a good example where I would appreciate advice from > > someone more experienced in Java packaging. > > > > Originally I didn't have any GCJ support. I didn't see any need. But > > then David pointed out that > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/GCJGuidelines says that > > > > GCJ AOT bits SHOULD be built and included in packages. > > > > "SHOULD" (assuming RFC 2119 interpretation) is pretty strong. So I > > followed the instructions on the page and added the support. > > > > But then in comment 20 > > (https://bugzilla.rpmfusion.org/show_bug.cgi?id=985#c20) Chen Lei says > > that many Java packages have dropped GCJ support. And now you ask if > > I want it. > > > > I get the impression that the Wiki doesn't really reflect current > > practice. Is that a correct understanding? Is GCJ support to be > > considered optional nowdays, or maybe even deprecated? > > It's not yet officially deprecated. We argued a lot about that > wording, and came up with what you see. Perhaps the best way to put > it is "nice to have, but not compulsory." The situation is changing > continuously, with Power PC no longer a pimary architecture, but ARM > increasing importance. > > The sensible rule everyone seems to use is that if adding gcj support > doesn't require much effort, add it. If not, don't. > > Andrew. As gcj is at 1.5 JVM level there is no point in having gcj support for packages that require Java 1.6. Alex > -- > java-devel mailing list > java-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/java-devel -- java-devel mailing list java-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/java-devel
