On Thu, 2004-11-11 at 13:26, Carwyn Edwards wrote: > Thomas Fitzsimmons wrote: > > >On Thu, 2004-11-11 at 06:52, Avi Alkalay wrote: > > > > > >>OK, so how can I have Java (not GCJ) > >> > >yum install java-1.4.2-gcj-compat-devel > > > > > How realistic a replacement for the Sun/IBM/Blackdown/BEA JVMs is GCJ > these days? > Many programs run as well or better than they run on non-free JVMs. Most non-GUI programs should run fine. FC3 introduces experimental AWT and Swing support, so simple AWT and Swing applications will run too. > Can I pluck any Java app off the web and expect it to work? Say if it > says it needs Java 1.4.2. > The FC3 packaging of gij and ecj (java-1.4.2-gcj-compat) should help out a lot here. Try your apps out on our free software stack and let us know if they don't work (report a bug). Because java-gcj-compat uses jpackage conventions, you can easily switch between a jpackaged non-free SDK and our free tools using alternatives(8). Tom
