libgcj

Thu Jun 7 16:50:00 GMT 2001

>>>>> "Mohammad" == Mohammad O'mara <momara@iti-idsc.gov.eg> writes:

>> * This isn't the full error message. This is just what `make'
>> prints. It isn't useful for determining the problem.

Mohammad> would you please direct me to how I can find the full
Mohammad> description of the error ?
It would come just before the `make' output in the build log.
If you didn't save a build log then you can re-run make and save one,
e.g.: `make 2>&1 | tee Log'
>> * I'd be very suprised if a build in a directory with a space in its
>> name works.

Mohammad> why ?!
Spaces in file (and by extension directory) names don't work very well
with `make'. I advise avoiding spaces and any other `weird' character
(especially `$' and `:') too. There's no particularly good reason for
this -- `make' simply sucks. Nevertheless, for now, we're stuck with
it.
Mohammad> I have the flexibility of installing another OS like Linux
Mohammad> for example , so what will be the case if i'm having Linux ?
Mohammad> does libgcj work on Linux ? and would it be directly built ?
Yes. Currently gcj works well on Linux (x86, IA-64, Alpha, and PPC)
and also Solaris (Sparc -- I've never tried x86 Solaris). These
systems are our target systems for gcj 3.0. In the future we'd like
to add more, but of course that depends on developer time and
interest. There's some hope that 3.1 could include a Windows port
(assuming Tony is listening :-), but it is too early to be certain.
Tom