On Mar 22, 2006, at 12:13 AM, Wolfgang Baer wrote:
Daniel Gimpelevich wrote:
Package: java-package
Version: 0.27
Severity: wishlist
I would be very interested in any arguments against making
java-package enable this to happen. Thank you.
The simplest argument against it is: Its just not possible to use
the non-free runtime classlibraries with a free runtime. AFAIK, for
interaction between a runtime and the class library a VM interface is
needed. And thats not the same between the non-free and GNU classpath
derived runtimes.
Wolfgang
Hmm. I was under the impression that the VM interface had become
sufficiently compatible for a full compatibility layer to be
straightforward. Class libraries consist of classes, and since there
are classes that work with both runtimes separately from any class
library, I thought that differences in functionality between the free
and non-free environments was primarily due to differences between the
class libraries, with the VM interfaces being relatively equal. If I
was mistaken, I am sorry.
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