On Thu, 2004-11-11 at 19:13, Thomas Fitzsimmons wrote: > On Thu, 2004-11-11 at 05:05, Tadej JaneÅ wrote: > > Hi, > > I noticed a bunch of new Java packages added to rawhide on 6th of > > November, so the following question came to my mind: > > Is FC4 geared towards full scale Java adoption? > > How does that relate to the jpackage efforts (which are more > > distro-independent, I think)? > > > > They are the same as upstream jpackages, with some modifications to make > them work on gcj. > > After installing Fedora Core 3, issue the following command: > > yum install java-1.4.2-gcj-compat-devel > > This will install java-1.4.2-gcj-compat, java-1.4.2-gcj-compat-devel and > ecj (the Eclipse Java compiler). These packages should have been part > of the default install, but instead you have to install them manually, > after the fact. They'll be part of the default install in FC4. > > These packages install wrapper scripts that make ecj and gij behave in a > very similar way to javac and java, and also make these tools > jpackage-compatible. Once they're installed, you should be able to > install upstream jpackages smoothly, without the need to install a > proprietary JVM. > Thanks, this explains a lot. > > Lastly, new packages also include Java bindings for gtk, libgnome, > > libglade and gconf, so does that mean we can expect desktop applications > > written in Java being added to FC in the future? > > > > The Java-GNOME bindings will ship with FC4. We may also ship some > applications that use the bindings, possibly in Fedora Extras. > I'm already looking forward to see the new Fedora Extras up and running :) Regards, tadej
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