On 11/1/07, David Daney <ddaney@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>> Do you happen to know, then, what the java compatibility is with GCC > >>> 4.2.2, the current stable release? > >> More or less 1.4. > >> > >> With GCJ, you really have to try it and see if it will work for your > >> specific requirements. It is not tested with any compatibility > >> testsuite, so we don't certify that it fully implements anything. > > > > Will you do that in the future? > > Probably not by me personally. I only do the minimum necessary to > support my requirements. Fair enough. > > There are defined java > > specifications, like with any other language. I would expect some > > sort of ability to say that "Version X meets the specifications for > > Java Y." > > Patches are always welcome. If only I was that skilled! > > For now, the only thing we really need from 1.5 is enumeration > > support. Other than that, 1.4 should work. > > Then I would recommend either using the toolchain that is part of Fedora > Core , or GCC-4.3 which will be officially released in the next couple > of months if we are lucky. Our underlying system is based off of RedHat Enterprise Linux. It has version 4.0.1 or 4.0.3 (not sure which) installed. I have been pushing for a newer version -- perhaps I can just use an RPM from FC7? My current idea was just to d/l 4.2.2 and compile it locally.
