JamVM/Classpath progress (or the lack thereof)

[aleksandyr]

Google gives me the impression this problem came up for OS2005, and I'm curious to hear if anyone has a solution before I drop JamVM/(other classpath-reliant solutions) and try something else.

JamVM works fine, but Classpath's libgtkpeer.so fails to load. Other JNI libraries are fine.

This, of course, precludes using Swing/AWT.

I was planning on trying Waba (not quite Java, but more likely to work) and Kaffe next.

Best,

Alexander Lash

[Wesley]

Any log messages have hints? It might tell you what symbol is missing.

If you get a chance to post the jamvm binary/package you built, that would be much appreciated. I take it you can run cmd line Java apps OK?

Wes

[aleksandyr]

Unfortunately I left my 770 in a different pair of pants: JamVM complains that it cannot find libgtkpeer.so --- but it finds all the other JNI libraries just fine, which leads me to believe it's something more sinister.

I'm going to work on Kaffe's peerless AWT later on: I'm in the last week of my internship and moving some 3,000 miles on Saturday, so I'm a wee bit distracted ;)

Ahem.

Expect this deb to do horrible damage to your system. Anything less and I will be pleasantly surprised.

It contains a naive cross-compile of JamVM 1.4.3 and a compile of Classpath 0.9.1 using Jikes. Note that it is currently 8MB in size.

You will need to add /usr/local/bin to your path.

I am using the modified kernel with 2GB+ MMC support --- otherwise a rather normal system.

Installation tested ONLY with 'dpkg -i' and I have no idea if Application Installer works. I tend to avoid it.

JamVM and Classpath:
http://alexander.lash.googlepages.com/jamvm-1.4.3.deb

Hello world app (runs!):
http://alexander.lash.googlepages.com/HelloWorldApp.class

I intend to have a full (if slow) J2SE or J2ME interpreter of some sort working as soon as possible. Feedback appreciated, but bear in mind I know all sorts of things don't work.