Re: [Sablevm-developer] new debian packages of sablevm and friends

[Etienne M. G. <eti...@uq...>]

On Mon, Aug 12, 2002 at 01:47:49AM +0200, Grzegorz Prokopski wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> So I divided the packages as we agreed. If you had them installed -
> you'll need to remove all *sablevm* packages before installing new
> ones. I have not provided easy upgrade path. Remove&install it the way.
> 
> I have added /usr/lib/sablevm/bin/java wrapper script - I have only
> done little testing. Seems to work. Please check if you can run any
> app using -jar parameter. _Should_ work. Please report problems
> and ideas of improvement (fixes are welcome also - of course).

I tested it very quickly.

The java wrapper didn't really work. I had to run update-alternatives
by hand, and it linked to /usr/bin/sablevm instead of
/usr/lib/sablevm/bin/java.

Then I tried to run HelloWorld.jar but it failed, with something like
classnotfound.  (I am too tired to remember at this point).

> I don't know how to run javadoc. The classes are in place but
> which one is the starting one? I'd like to fix javadoc and add
> it to alternatives. (try to run just /usr/lib/sablevm/bin/javadoc)
> 
> As a test - I tried to build ant - it has builded with exception
> of javadoc. But I belive it's that we're just one string away from
> solving this problem (initial method for javadoc)
>

On the "running ant" side, I got Method.invoke() working.  Now it asks
for Class.getMethods() and Method.getArguments().  These are not
difficult to implement. per se (as SableVM already has all this
information in its internal data structures), But it is painfully long
to write, as you have to take care of array, class, and interface
types, as well as static, virtual and interface methods.  So this will
get done *after* my thesis, have I decided.  (Unless somebody else
wants to do it).

> I think it's enough for today. It's 1.30AM already, so expect me to
> read and reply to your mail in about 8-9 hours from now.


It's 1:22AM here.  I'm going to bed too.

Thanks for all your work.

Etienne

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