> From: Igor Pechtchanski > > I would like to hear opinions on how useful a java-wrappers package would > be. The package will contain a few shell scripts that allow users to > invoke the regular Java SDK tools (java, javac, javadoc) from Cygwin, > making them look like their Unix counterparts (i.e., POSIX filenames). > The scripts would be updated versions of those posted in > <http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-01/msg00174.html>. > > There are a few reasons why I have misgivings about this. First off, some > tools (notably Ant and Tomcat) recognize Cygwin and do something specific > to Cygwin anyway, which will probably (most likely) get screwed up if the > java they find looks like a Unix version (this did happen to me with Ant > and Cygwin-native jikes). Secondly, the tools will certainly not be > foolproof (although I'll try my best to make them as robust and autonomous > as possible). Thirdly, java versioning may become a problem.
Igor, I'd be interested and have had some fixes committed to Ant before so I know folks there, if you want to continue this off-list, please feel free to email me directly (I almost posted to your private address, but thought an invitation to chat would go down better ;) J.
