RE: [Java-gnome-developer] FW: ANNOUNCE: GNOME Platform Bindings 2.5.2

[Luca De R. <pie...@li...>]

Il ven, 2004-01-09 alle 20:05, Jeffrey Morgan ha scritto:
> > So the patches to compile using only gcj or kaffe are on 
> > 2.5.1/2.5.2, not on
> > 0.8.2. And I need to update my Gnome packages to the 
> > development release, i
> > can't use the Gnome packages from Fedora Core 1 or other 
> > recent Linux distro,
> > right?
Wrong. Java-gnome *always* had the possibility of being built with free
tools only. AFAIK it supports kaffe out of the box. AFAICT there is no
way to have a pure gcj compile.
You can also build it with any free java compiler (jikes) and with any
free interpreter. (only sablevm has problems).
Look back in the list: there are lots of threads about this issue: it's
a matter of having a java and a javac wrappers pointing to the
interpreter and compiler you whish to use.

> I do understand that needing to update to the latest gnome packages
> will be a hassle in the short term if you wish to get the latest
> java-gnome releases.  Over time this will be to your benefit.  
Totally agreed.
> We also
> will continue to support and provide fixes for stable releases
> while we are working on the development branch.
In fact, maybe, it's better if you stick with the 0.8.2 release you find
on Sf, if you intended to write java-gnome apps.
Instead if you want to contribute to the project is essential that you
install the latest Gnome.

 And I need to update my Gnome packages to the development release, i
> can't use the Gnome packages from Fedora Core 1 or other recent Linux distro,
> right?
Linux distros don't tend to include develepment releases in their os.

> It would be too much work to try to backport the development version of
> java-gnome to compile under Fedora, without other updates?
You can run the stable version: I run it on RH9 without upgrades.
For the head version you need the following, at least:

GConf-2.4.0.1
ORBit2-2.9.2
gail-1.5.2
glib-2.3.1
gnome-keyring-0.1
gnome-vfs-2.5.3
gtk+-2.3.1
libbonobo-2.5.1
libglade-2.3.1
libgnome-2.5.1
libgnomecanvas-2.5.1
libgnomeui-2.5.1
libgtkhtml-2.5.0

I've managed to download them with a 56k modem! It's not that long.
You can grab them all from:
ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/desktop/2.5/2.5.1/sources


> > Another question: are you tagging releases on CVS? Maybe I am 
> > confused by
> > SourceForge WebCVS, but I could not find the tag to checkout 2.5.1.
> 
> I am not sure about WebCVS but I can assure the releases are tagged.
> The latest stable release is tagged RELEASE_0_8_2 and the latest
> development release is tagged DEV_2_5_2.
You can checkout a working copy, with cvs, without tags: it will
download the head version of java-gnome, and this is what you need if
you want to hack on java-gnome.

Happy hacking ;)
-- 
Luca De Rugeriis <pie...@li...>