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bug#26966: [PATCH 22/22] gnu: Remove GCJ.
From: |
Ludovic Courtès |
Subject: |
bug#26966: [PATCH 22/22] gnu: Remove GCJ. |
Date: |
Thu, 18 May 2017 13:49:19 +0200 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.2 (gnu/linux) |
Ricardo Wurmus <address@hidden> skribis:
> Roel Janssen <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Ricardo Wurmus writes:
>>
>>> * gnu/packages/patches/gcj-arm-mode.patch: Remove file.
>>> * gnu/local.mk (dist_patch_DATA): Delete it.
>>> * gnu/packages/gcc.scm (javac.in, gcj, ecj-bootstrap): Remove variables.
>>> ---
> […]
>> Ok, so this is not needed anymore to bootstrap the JDK, but isn't there
>> any other use for/user of GCJ?
>
> It has been removed from the GCC sources and is no longer maintained,
> and it contains pre-built binaries. I don’t think we should continue to
> support it. We have no other users in Guix (I used to build Tuxguitar
> with it, but later switched to IcedTea’s JDK) and the majority of all
> users of GCJ work just fine with the OpenJDK.
I agree.
Ludo’.
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bug#26966: [PATCH 22/22] gnu: Remove GCJ., Ricardo Wurmus, 2017/05/17
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bug#26966: [PATCH 01/22] gnu: Add jikes., Ludovic Courtès, 2017/05/18
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bug#26966: New Java bootstrap, Ludovic Courtès, 2017/05/18
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