Re: [gentoo-java] Re: How to predetermine if ebuilds will compile with 1.5?

[Joshua Nichols <nichoj@gentoo.org>]

Peter wrote:
> On Sun, 04 Jun 2006 22:16:18 +0200, Caster wrote:
>
>   
>> Peter wrote:
>>     
>>> Is it possible to predetermine if ebuilds already installed on my system
>>> will work with java jdk 1.5?
>>>
>>>       
> snip...
>   
>>> So, my question is, with this list, can I safely install and have as my
>>> system vm 1.5 without any hassle? 
>>>       
>> If you follow the migration overlay guide, yes.
>>
>>     
>
> Actually, what I was asking was _would_ it work without the overlay? I
> mean, if the ebuild is marked =virtual/jdk-1.4, then I could understand a
> potential for trouble. But when it's just marked (whether by laziness or
> whether it's correct) virtual/jdk, it'd be nice to know whether 1.5 could
> work.
>   
Even if all the ebuilds had the right jdk  version in the DEPEND, it
still wouldn't quite help. This is mostly because the current build
system isn't smart enough to switch to an appropriate JDK at build time,
and because you could still have a 1.4 JDK installed, but your 1.5 JDK
is set as the system VM. Fortunately, the new system (which is coming
soon (TM)) addresses these problems and more.
> Anyway, since I don't develop in Java, this is really a non-issue for me
> -- more an academic question and a desire to keep current. I _am_ going to
> keep fooling with having a 1.5 jre with a 1.4 jdk and see how that works
> as described in my other post. Thx for the replies!
>
>   

- Josh
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