Subject: Re: Java on 2.0/sparc?
To: None <port-sparc@netbsd.org>
From: Gordon Zaft <gordonzaft@gmail.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 01/03/2005 15:58:41
 Um, the Sun webpage shows releases of JDK 5 for Windows, Linux (x86),
32-bit and 64-bit Solaris sparc, Solaris x86, and Linux amd64.

Gordon
On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 16:49:04 -0600, R. Tyler Ballance <tyler@tamu.edu> wrote:
> I tried to get Java working on FreeBSD 4.10 once, it worked pretty well
> for non-X related things, and this was on i386.
> 
> I'd say that since Sun only realeases the stuff for amd_64, sparc64 and
> i386, you're probably screwed (although, java on sparc hardware would
> hurt.)
> 
> what do you want to run it for?
> 
> is it something compiling a binary with gcj could fix?
> 
> -R. Tyler Ballance
> 
> 
> On Mon, 2005-01-03 at 13:59, Gordon Zaft wrote:
> >  I have a dual-processor SS20 that is running 2.0 very nicely (good
> > stuff!).  I'd like to run Java on it, however perusing the NetBSD
> > website seems to suggest that a) that only works running Linux
> > emulation and b) doesn't work on sparc.  Any thoughts on how/if I can
> > get a working Java on my system?
> 
> 
> 


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Gordon Zaft
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