RE: [Classpathx-xml] gnujaxp with JDK1.1.8

[Ma, Steve]

I've already put an order on the Sharp PDA, should be receiving it this
week.  Will keep the list posted on how the parser run on the device.

When will beta2 be released?  

-----Original Message-----
From: David Brownell [mailto:address@hidden 
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 4:10 PM
To: Ma, Steve
Cc: address@hidden
Subject: Re: [Classpathx-xml] gnujaxp with JDK1.1.8

> I tried to recompile the source with JDK 1.1.8.  I get a few compilation
> errors.  Couple of them are because some code use methods that are only
> defined in JDK 1.2.2 or above.

As I said earlier, the fixes for this issue are in CVS, but not in "beta1".


> After changing the 1.2.2 calls into JDK 1.1.8 equivalent methods, I was
able
> to compile my classes against the new 1.1.8 GNU JAXP without getting the
> "import error for gnu.xml.aelfred2.JAXPFactory" error.

Curious.  But I'm glad you have a fix!


> I think all of these problems (not using same variable names and using
1.1.8
> compliant method calls) are all relatively easy to fix and can make GNU
JAXP
> much more portable. I'm planning on using the Aelfred2 parser on WinCE
> handheld devices running Personal Java, so having a GNU library that is
> Windows JDK 1.1.8 compatible is going to be very helpful.

Exactly why I made sure CVS has those fixes ... :)

Though I'll confess I was more intriguted by that new
Sharp Linux+pJava device than WINCE.  Point still
being that JDK 1.1 is an important portability target.

- Dave