Nathan Beyer wrote: > I may be a bit naïve in regards to such things, but would it be possible to > create our own stripped down compiler package? My thought is that we could > just checkout the appropriate JDT code from Eclipse's CVS server, build only > the classes necessary and create a wee JAR. > I'd prefer not if we don't have to, because we don't create distributions of software unless we host the source and can account for it's provenance. > I'm guessing that the big concern would be legal ramifications, but I'm not > familiar enough with the various licenses to know. Yep > > Obviously this puts Harmony in the business of managing more stuff, but it > might help things out in the short-term. Perhaps such an example could be > posted to Eclipse with a bug to help the cause. I'm hoping they just can distribute the jars we (and others) need separately. geir > > -Nathan > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Geir Magnusson Jr [mailto:geir@pobox.com] >> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 8:32 AM >> To: harmony-dev@incubator.apache.org >> Subject: Re: [prayer] to the Eclipse Foundation >> >> >> >> Tim Ellison wrote: >>> Geir Magnusson Jr wrote: >>>> There was actually zero sarcasm intended there. I was just hoping to >>>> get your attention. I've used this format effectively w/ the JCP as >>>> well. :) >>>> >>>> The only comment that I thought might get taken the wrong way was the >>>> "bloat" comment, but from the perspective of being interested in >> getting >>>> the java compiler and getting in a 100MB download.... >>> Getting the compiler stand-alone would be the ideal, but as Mark points >>> out, if it doesn't work out you can also get the same thing via >>> Eclipse's 19Mb JDT binary download. >> That certainly is an improvement... >> >> geir >> >>> Regards, >>> Tim >>> >>>> So - can we get the Java compiler hosted officially somewhere? Right >>>> now, for the harmony classlib, we ask people to dig it out of the >>>> eclipse distro, and the contributed build script for the new VM from >>>> Intel does that same thing automatically. Lots of extra bits floating >>>> through the internets... >>>> >>>> I think it would also assist adoption - it would make it easier for >>>> other projects to use it via ant or maven jar fetches. >>>> >>>> Of course, if it is already that way somewhere, and I'm just clueless, >> I >>>> deserve whatever drubbing you can aim my way :) >>>> >>>> thx >>>> >>>> geir >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Mike Milinkovich wrote: >>>>> I've tried parsing the prayer a few times to delete the sarcasm and >>>>> understand exactly what you're asking for, but as with most prayers, >> the >>>>> language appears to be imprecise. >>>>> >>>>> What *exactly* is it that you're looking for? >>>>> Mike Milinkovich >>>>> Executive Director, >>>>> Eclipse Foundation, Inc. >>>>> Office: 613-224-9461 x228 >>>>> Cell: 613-220-3223 >>>>> mike.milinkovich@eclipse.org >>>>> >>>>> blog: http://milinkovich.blogspot.com/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: Geir Magnusson Jr [mailto:geir@pobox.com] Sent: May 4, 2006 >>>>>> 7:07 AM >>>>>> To: harmony-dev@incubator.apache.org >>>>>> Subject: Re: [prayer] to the Eclipse Foundation >>>>>> >>>>>> Seriously, anyone have any contacts there? (Church of Eclipse, not >>>>>> billygraham...) >>>>>> >>>>>> Mike, are you around? :) >>>>>> >>>>>> geir >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Tim Ellison wrote: >>>>>>> Dear Harmony Project, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I think you are on the wrong mailing list, please try >>>>>>> www.billygraham.org (or whatever your personal preference). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> Tim >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Geir Magnusson Jr wrote: >>>>>>>> Oh Mighty Eclipse Foundation, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thou art soest bountiful, we praise your munificence, >>>>>> especially that >>>>>>>> which compiles the java. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> We beseech thee, in thy mercy, to offer to your lowly >>>>>> servants that >>>>>>>> which we covet alone in it's beauty, without thy holy bloat, for >>>>>>>> while that which wraps the compiler of java nourishes >>>>>> those without >>>>>>>> the divine IDEA, we do not deserveth such goodness, nor have the >>>>>>>> richness of time or heavenly bandwidth. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> We ask this humbly, and with averted gaze as befitting our station. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The Harmony Project >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>> Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: >>>>>> harmony-dev-unsubscribe@incubator.apache.org >>>>>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: harmony-dev- >> help@incubator.apache.org >>>>>>>> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html >>>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: harmony-dev-unsubscribe@incubator.apache.org >>>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: harmony-dev- >> help@incubator.apache.org >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html >>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: harmony-dev-unsubscribe@incubator.apache.org >>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: harmony-dev-help@incubator.apache.org >>>>> >>>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: harmony-dev-unsubscribe@incubator.apache.org >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: harmony-dev-help@incubator.apache.org >>>> >>>> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: harmony-dev-unsubscribe@incubator.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: harmony-dev-help@incubator.apache.org > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html > To unsubscribe, e-mail: harmony-dev-unsubscribe@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: harmony-dev-help@incubator.apache.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: harmony-dev-unsubscribe@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: harmony-dev-help@incubator.apache.org