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Date: 3 Aug 2004 23:12:58 -0000
Message-ID: <20040803231258.39700.qmail@minotaur.apache.org>
From: stevel@apache.org
To: ant-cvs@apache.org
Subject: cvs commit: ant/docs/manual platform.html

stevel      2004/08/03 16:12:58

  Modified:    docs/manual platform.html
  Log:
  little known facts about IA64. 64 bit pointers mean you run out heap twice as fast.
  
  Revision  Changes    Path
  1.9       +17 -4     ant/docs/manual/platform.html
  
  Index: platform.html
  ===================================================================
  RCS file: /home/cvs/ant/docs/manual/platform.html,v
  retrieving revision 1.8
  retrieving revision 1.9
  diff -u -r1.8 -r1.9
  --- platform.html	9 Feb 2004 21:50:05 -0000	1.8
  +++ platform.html	3 Aug 2004 23:12:58 -0000	1.9
  @@ -8,11 +8,12 @@
   <h1>Platform Issues</h1>
   
   
  -<h2>Unix</h2>
  +<h2>Unix and Linux</h2>
   
   <ul>
  -<li> You should use a GNU version of <tt>tar</tt> to untar the ant source tree,
  -if you have downloaded this as a tar file.
  +<li> You should use a GNU version of <tt>tar</tt> to untar the Apache 
  +Ant source tree, if you have downloaded this as a tar file. If you get
  +wierd errors about missing files, this is the problem. 
   </li>
   <li> Ant does not preserve file permissions when a file is copied, moved or 
   archived, because Java does not let it read or write the permissions.
  @@ -22,6 +23,13 @@
   </li>
   <li> Ant is not symbolic link aware in moves, deletes and when recursing down a tree
   of directories to build up a list of files. Unexpected things can happen.
  +
  +<li> Linux on IA-64: apparently you need a larger heap than the default
  +one (64M) to compile big projects. If you get out of heap
  +errors, either increase the heap or use a forking javac. Better yet,
  +use jikes for extra compilation speed.   
  +
  +
   </ul>
   
   <h2>Microsoft Windows</h2>
  @@ -43,7 +51,7 @@
   
   <h2>Cygwin</h2>
   
  -Cygwin is not really an operating system; rather it is an application suite 
  +Cygwin is not an operating system; rather it is an application suite 
   running under Windows and providing some UNIX like functionality. AFAIK, Sun did 
   not create any specific Java Development Kit or Java Runtime Environment for 
   cygwin. See this link : 
  @@ -65,6 +73,11 @@
   &lt;/exec&gt;
   &lt;echo message=&quot;${windows.pathname}&quot;/&gt;
   </pre>
  +
  +We get lots of support calls from Cygwin users. Either it is incredibly
  +popular, or it is trouble. If you do use it, remember that Java is a
  +Windows application, so Ant is running in a Windows process, not a
  +Cygwin one. This will save us having to mark your bug reports as invalid. 
   
   <h2>Apple MacOS X</h2>
   
  
  
  

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