Greene, Geoffrey N wrote:
Hey there.
I'm trying to get classpath running on my sgi (old stuff, I know).
Can it be done? I wanted to find out.
I have a very small java app I really want to get working. Right now,
I only have Java 1.4 on this machine, but I really need 1.5. I don't
care if 90% of java doesn't work.
OK, I've got all the underlying packages installed (gconf, orbit,
cairo, idl, etc etc etc. Took me quite awhile to get them all).
In any event When I do a ./configure --disable-plugin, I get a
complaint about missing javac -source 1.5
But that's weird. This is supposed to be a REPLACEMENT for java...why
would it need javac? How can I get around the need for javac? And
why is it needed anyway?
Also, I notice the "WARNING...in the code below: checking jni_md.h
support... configure: WARNING: no"
Can anyone help? (or make a suggestion of how to get a java 1.5
running on an sgi?)
Thanks
Geoff
Hi Geoff,
Taken from the Classpath website: "GNU Classpath, Essential Libraries
for Java, is a GNU project to create free core class libraries for use
with virtual machines and compilers for the java programming language."
That said, you'll need some sort of a compiler to compile these class
libraries. I don't know you'll be able to get around that requirement,
other than using a Classpath build from somewhere else ... (though I
could be wrong).
Cheers,
Josh
