RE: [Java-gnome-developer] Re: java autoconf macros

[Jeffrey M. <Jef...@Br...>]

> > Anyway, I think a lot of configury changes are needed to 
> cleanly support
> > gcj-only builds, and it's probably not a priority right 
> now, with the
> > gnome-bindings deadline approaching.  Configury changes can be made
> > without affecting binary or source compatibility. :)
> Good point. I think making everyone build the gcj builds will 
> make them
> more likely to try them out too, which has got to be a good thing. 

I have just discovered that gcj is now a requirement to build java-gnome.
I do not believe this is a good thing.  This requirement and the requirement
of autoconf 2.58 will mean that many developers will not be able to download
and build the bindings without the headache of first building the tools.
I think gcj build should be optional.  If the developer does use this
option then we could build the native versions of the jar files as well.
What do you think?

-Jeff