groan: installation

Mon Nov 4 12:27:00 GMT 2002

>>>>> "Cedric" == Cedric Berger <cedric@wireless-networks.com> writes:

 Cedric> velco@merlin.maxx.bg wrote:
 >>>>>>> "Cedric" == Cedric Berger <cedric@wireless-networks.com>
 >>>>>>> writes:
 >>>>>>> 
 >>
 Cedric> Tom Tromey wrote:
 >> >>>>>>> "Per" == Per Bothner <per@bothner.com> writes:
 >> >>>>>>> >>
 Per> Ant may make sense for RHUG, which is a set of Java
 Per> applications tweaked/tested/ported to GCJ, and RHUG should
 Per> probably include Ant.
 >> >> Last time I looked, ant used com.sun.* and couldn't be >>
 >> compiled with gcj :-( >> Cedric> That was probably for invoking
 >> the "javac" compiler,
 Cedric> right? In that case, it should probably be changed to
 Cedric> either invoke the external gcj binary (since gcj has a
 Cedric> faster startup time than javac) or the appropriate gnu
 Cedric> class that invoke the compiler. Cedric
 >> Excuse me, but I apparently missed it ...
 >> 
 Cedric> Yes, apparently. start here:
 Cedric> http://jakarta.apache.org/ant/index.html Hint: you're a
Been there, done that. Frankly, whining about leading tabs can hardly
convince me ...
 Cedric> poor developper with Windows2K and javac. Where is the
 Cedric> Make command?
I seriously doubt the GNU Project works to ease the life of Windows2K
and javac developers[1].
 >> What problem ant is supposed to solve that make cannot ?
 >> 
 Cedric> And what problem Java is supposed to solve that C++
 Cedric> cannot? 
Is this a troll or what ?
~velco
[1] Except by liberating them from Windows2K and javac.