Re: Should we remove java from the default bootstrap languages?

[Tom Tromey <tromey at redhat dot com>]

>>>>> "Andrew" == Andrew Haley <aph@redhat.com> writes:

Diego> I posted this question to the SC panel at the GCC Summit today.  I
Diego> wanted to consider the possibility of making java a non-default language.

Andrew> If this were to happen it would break repeatedly.

Yeah, our experience back when libgcj was not in the tree was not very
good.  It broke all the time.

But, I am actually ok with having it be disabled by default, provided
that regressions affect gcj are treated seriously: fixed in a timely
way by the person causing the regression, or, if not, letting gcj
maintainers start the patch-reversion clock.

If we make this change I'll set up an auto-tester on the compile farm
that builds gcj along with everything else.  I think this would
provide a pretty reasonable compromise.  Ideally we could find a PPC
box somewhere to do this as well -- anyone have some cycles to spare?

What do you think of this?

Another idea is to build jc1 but not libgcj.  That would prevent a
certain (more minor) class of breakage.

What is behind my thinking here is just the fact that gcj development
has dropped off quite a bit.

Tom