Re: [Javacad-develop] Building JCad
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From: Shiva M. <shi...@ho...> - 2002-11-08 01:15:59
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Hi Terry, Can you run the build.xml file with -verbose option and post your error message? May be we can debug more.. $ant -verbose jcad-compile I am not an active developer for this project, but am trying to be. Lets see how I can help. In the mean time, I will research more on Ant's side. -Shiva >From: Terry Hancock <ha...@an...> >Reply-To: ha...@an... >To: jav...@li... >Subject: [Javacad-develop] Building JCad >Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 00:16:46 -0700 > >Hi! >I noticed an echoing silence on the archives and no traffic here, so I >suppose >this list must not have much traffic yet? > >I'm trying to evaluate JCad, and I have to admit I'm not very familiar with >Java builds, so that may be my problem. > >I have a Debian Linux system with kaffe, jikes, and jikes-kaffe installed, >which seem to be the best available Free JDK. I have checked JCad >out of the CVS as recommended by your webpage. > >I tried to run the "ant jcad-compile" line, but I run into trouble with >it: > >""" >init: > >jcad-compile: > [javac] Compiling 83 source files to /lorien/Narya/Source/JCAD/JCad > >BUILD FAILED > >/lorien/Narya/Source/JCAD/JCad/build.xml:34: Cannot use classic compiler, >as >it is not available A common solution is to set the environment variable >JAVA_HOME to your jdk directory. > >Total time: 31 seconds >""" > >I'm not sure what my "jdk directory" is on a Debian system -- I don't think >that the JAVA_HOME variable would actually help, but I'm not sure. With >Debian configured for jikes/kaffe, BTW, "javac" is a symlink to the >"jikes-kaffe" binary. The class files appear to be in /usr/share/java/ > >Searching Google, I did find a reference to someone getting the error >message >above, to which there was a suggestion that a particular tag in the >build.xml >file be changed from "javac" to "jikes", like this: > ><property name="build.compile" value="jikes" /> > >But there doesn't seem to be any line like this in the JCad build.xml >file, so maybe it doesn't apply. > >Any suggestions? I *would* strongly like to use a Free Java compiler toc >ompile it, which is why I'm using jikes. There's also a Gnu Java >compiler, >but Jikes seems to be preferred, from what little research I did on it. > >Thanks, >Terry > >-- >Terry Hancock ( hancock at anansispaceworks.com ) >Anansi Spaceworks http://www.anansispaceworks.com > > >------------------------------------------------------- >This SF.net email is sponsored by: ApacheCon, November 18-21 in >Las Vegas (supported by COMDEX), the only Apache event to be >fully supported by the ASF. http://www.apachecon.com >_______________________________________________ >Javacad-develop mailing list >Jav...@li... >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/javacad-develop _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail |