From: Godmar Back (gback@cs.utah.edu)
Date: Thu Feb 04 1999 - 02:28:48 EST
>
> Godmar Back writes:
> > We use jikes already to recompile the class libraries.
> > I mean, what does "switch over" really mean?
> > I think it's a good idea to invoke a free java compiler written in
> > java when you type "javac"; if people want to use jikes, then they
> > type "jikes". Note that jikes is not available for all platforms
> > on which kaffe runs.
>
> I agre.. the real problem is we'd have to figure out how to
> compile the darn thing on every platform.
>
Plus, it may compile, but not run: take FreeBSD for example,
where that used to be the case.
However, we need to iron out the problems jikes introduces too.
I already fixed the problem with the weird exception tables jikes
emitted; I'm sure there's more.
- Godmar
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