bug#26966: [PATCH 22/22] gnu: Remove GCJ.

[Ricardo Wurmus]

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It has been removed from the GCC sources and is no longer maintained,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.

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Ricardo

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