From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 25030 invoked by alias); 3 Sep 2014 17:31:13 -0000 Mailing-List: contact java-help@gcc.gnu.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: java-owner@gcc.gnu.org Received: (qmail 25018 invoked by uid 89); 3 Sep 2014 17:31:12 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-1.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: mail-oa0-f54.google.com Received: from mail-oa0-f54.google.com (HELO mail-oa0-f54.google.com) (209.85.219.54) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with (AES128-SHA encrypted) ESMTPS; Wed, 03 Sep 2014 17:31:11 +0000 Received: by mail-oa0-f54.google.com with SMTP id g18so6206028oah.41 for ; Wed, 03 Sep 2014 10:31:09 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.182.94.204 with SMTP id de12mr10528655obb.66.1409765469799; Wed, 03 Sep 2014 10:31:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.202.105.20 with HTTP; Wed, 3 Sep 2014 10:31:09 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <54074BB2.6060601@redhat.com> References: <540034B0.4010701@redhat.com> <1409306247.25913.21.camel@nirvana.localdomain> <54043670.4070908@redhat.com> <1409568429.4242.1.camel@nirvana.localdomain> <54074227.5000104@redhat.com> <54074BB2.6060601@redhat.com> Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 17:31:00 -0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: GCJ ------ file type not supported by system From: Guillermo Rodriguez Garcia To: Andrew Haley Cc: Mario Torre , "classpath@gnu.org" , kgy , "java@gcc.gnu.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-SW-Source: 2014-09/txt/msg00010.txt.bz2 2014-09-03 19:11 GMT+02:00 Andrew Haley : > Hi, > > On 09/03/2014 05:35 PM, Guillermo Rodriguez Garcia wrote: >> Hi Andrew, >> >> 2014-09-03 18:30 GMT+02:00 Andrew Haley : >>> On 09/03/2014 05:12 PM, Guillermo Rodriguez Garcia wrote: >>>> 1. Development of GNU Classpath seems to be stalled now (quoting from >>>> an earlier post from Andrew Haley: "I have to tell you that Classpath >>>> is not being actively developed, so your problem is unlikely to be >>>> fixed.") >>>> >>>> 2. This is due to the lack of manpower, which in turn is probably due >>>> to the lack of interested developers, but also to the fact that most >>>> of the development effort of the current team is going to OpenJDK >>>> instead. >>>> >>>> 3. Given the above, perhaps the current maintainers should consider >>>> switching priorities and start actively looking for a "competent >>>> successor" (as in lesson #5 of ESR's "The Cathedral and the Bazaar"). >>> >>> Your opinion has been noted. Now, what do *you* intend to do to help? >> >> I am willing to help where possible. Sending patches or bugfixes is OK >> (and I will do so if I come across any problems), but in my opinion >> this does not address the real problem. For example *I* cannot update >> the GNU Classpath page to list 0.99, and not 0.98, as the current >> version. > > Almost all of GNU Classpath is under source control, and patches are > welcome. A new version of the web page is welcome. Having said that, > I don't have access to the web page, but I think we can get it. I think updating the web page is badly needed. At least 0.99 should be listed, and perhaps it would be good to add a pointer to the Git repository -- I don't think CVS is very popular these days. Is the web page itself under source control? How can I contribute patches or updates to that? > >> What would you like me to do? How can I help ? > > I think I'd like people to fix problems when they find them. Sure! > "Update Classpath to Java 1.6." isn't a reasonable interim goal. Now that OpenJDK is available, Classpath cannot just aim to be "another OpenJDK". I think Classpath is a good match for embedded systems. And in that environment, compatibility with the latest Java versions is less important IMHO. -- Guillermo Rodriguez Garcia guille.rodriguez@gmail.com