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Re: Java support in MXE build
From: |
PhilipNienhuis |
Subject: |
Re: Java support in MXE build |
Date: |
Thu, 16 May 2013 02:51:32 -0700 (PDT) |
Michael Goffioul wrote
> On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 6:33 PM, John W. Eaton <
> jwe@
> > wrote:
>
>> On 05/15/2013 05:55 PM, PhilipNienhuis wrote:
> :
> <long snip>
> :
>>> Obvious question: how can we proceed with getting Java support included
>>> in
>>> MXE builds?
>>>
> <snip>
>> I don't know whether it is reasonable to attempt to cross compile our own
>> jvm.dll so that we can distribute one with Octave, or whether we should
>> just expect one to be installed on the Windows system where Octave will
>> run.
>
> I wouldn't distribute our own JVM. Expecting the user to install Java is
> reasonable IMO.
The jvm.dll should be supplied by a Java JRE at the user's computer, that's
what the Java subsystem in Octave connects to.
So I see no reason to distribute one with Octave.
The problems I mentioned only refer to building the Java subsystem for
Octave in MXE.
Philip
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