From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1GDRP3-0006pg-B4 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 19:50:14 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with SMTP id k7GJmmKM012465; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 19:48:48 GMT Received: from smtp-out5.blueyonder.co.uk (smtp-out5.blueyonder.co.uk [195.188.213.8]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k7GJjOad031461 for ; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 19:45:25 GMT Received: from [172.23.170.141] (helo=anti-virus02-08) by smtp-out5.blueyonder.co.uk with smtp (Exim 4.52) id 1GDRKO-0003jD-EP for gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 20:45:24 +0100 Received: from [82.41.57.20] (helo=snowdrop.home) by asmtp-out5.blueyonder.co.uk with esmtpa (Exim 4.52) id 1GDRKK-00051U-0Z for gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 20:45:20 +0100 Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 20:45:11 +0100 From: Ciaran McCreesh To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] User support system [WAS: Sunrise contemplations] Message-ID: <20060816204511.4a0e49d9@snowdrop.home> In-Reply-To: <20060816192939.GC552@nibiru.local> References: <1154366720.17142.126.camel@rivendell> <20060801082153.GC29200@eric.schwarzvogel.de> <20060801132906.2b215a5c@epia.jeroenr-c2.orkz.net> <7c612fc60608010551w19780817ra1c1296f469ea135@mail.gmail.com> <20060816105203.GA13586@nibiru.local> <20060816092730.aae293d4.tcort@gentoo.org> <20060816161124.GH13586@nibiru.local> <4a64cf400608161037m796b1025lf1d78d3942849ace@mail.gmail.com> <20060816182213.GA552@nibiru.local> <44E3649C.3040100@gentoo.org> <20060816192939.GC552@nibiru.local> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 2.4.0 (GTK+ 2.8.20; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: a7a41d64-d10d-4636-b0a3-86475f0ef132 X-Archives-Hash: 718b540a030df649267a0e1bf83ad63a On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:29:40 +0200 Enrico Weigelt wrote: | > No java available on alpha, arm, hppa, m68k, mips, | > sh, or sparc. Seven strikes and you are out twice over... | | hmm, AFAIK kaffe should support those platforms (didn't ever | worked on them). Nnnnnope. | Well, I don't see the current lack of an proper java runtime | on certain platforms an real blocker for some additional tool. It's a blocker if it's a tool you're going to be pushing out to users. Have a google for "Guidelines / policy for gentoo hosted projects". | Java generally is designed for a very wide range of platforms | and architectures. Riiiiiight. | If some major archs are missing an proper java implementation, then | it's a bug, which sooner or later will be fixed. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. You really don't have the slightest clue what you're talking about, do you? -- Ciaran McCreesh Mail : ciaran dot mccreesh at blueyonder.co.uk -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list