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Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:22:32 -0500
From: Geir Magnusson Jr <geir@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: [classlib : security[2]] security2 integrated (first cust)
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Tim Ellison wrote:
> Geir Magnusson Jr wrote:
>> I did a hacky integration of security2 to replace security.
>>
>> After chatting a bit w/ Tim, I took a very simpleminded approach,
> 
> hmm, not sure what to make of that comment ... ;-)

LOL.

> 
>> of
>> just getting the master build.  This only works on windows for now.
>>
>> 1) the main classlib script builds the java code and produces the
>> security jar.
>>
>> 2) the main native scrip kicks off the full security2 make and copies
>> the .dll out
>>
>> Clearly we have to improve #2, clearly, but once we verify I didn't
>> screw up too badly, then we can do it stepwise.
>>
>> I'd like to propose a change in the build structure to segement by
>> platform, so that it's very clear the pile that gets built and where,
>> giving us the freedom to have an appropriate layout for each.
>>
>> /trunk/deploy/
>>      win32/
>>         include/
>>         jre/
>>      linux/
>>         include/
>>         jrs/
> 
> No point.  The build scripts embody which platform they are building
> for, there is no need to reflect that in the target (even if we _were_
> doing x-compiling, which we are not).

I figured that would be the answer.  When I was doing the integration, I
had a flash of insight about why I want this.  I can't defend it now
though...  alas...

geir

> 
> Regards,
> Tim
>