Re: [Sablevm-user] SableVM libffi

[David P. B. <db...@CS...>]

On Tue, Jan 07, 2003 at 05:56:50PM -0500, Brian Jones wrote:
> David Paul BELANGER <db...@CS...> writes:
>=20
> > Hello,
> >=20
> > I was able to compile it and install it independently for Mac OS X fr=
om
> > the GCC source.
> >=20
> >=20
> > GNU/Debian compiles it as an independent package that can be installe=
d.
> >=20
> > >From the libffi package page:
> > http://packages.debian.org/stable/devel/libffi2-dev.html
> > They get the gcc sources and apply a diff.  If you are familiar with =
the
> > Debian process, it is probably possible to look at how it's done.
> >=20
> > David
>=20
> Yeah, I did an update on my checkout of gcc and did this too.  I ran
> into the problem of being unable to create the vm because I think of
> my Jikes being 1.18 and not 1.15.  I tried compiling 1.15 but it
> didn't compile with gcc 3.2 so I've had to abandon my hopes of trying
> out SableVM for a little while.
>=20

Remember that class files are system independent.  If you have access to
another architecture with the right version of Jikes running, you can
compile them there and just copy the class files.

David



> Brian
> --=20
> Brian Jones <cb...@gn...>

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