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Re: SV: Adding another configuration feature to libjava forarm-elfmetal configurations
- From: Andrew Haley <aph at redhat dot com>
- To: Anthony Green <green at redhat dot com>
- Cc: Øyvind Harboe <oyvind dot harboe at zylin dot com>,java at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 15:28:32 +0100
- Subject: Re: SV: Adding another configuration feature to libjava forarm-elfmetal configurations
- References: <41D1051F31A2674C99E41CA28EE734980A1FDD@isp-ex2k.intellimade.net><1051727681.1401.642.camel@escape>
Anthony Green writes:
> On Wed, 2003-04-30 at 10:58, Øyvind Harboe wrote:
> > Do you think it is worth the effort to try to create patch for a
> > handful more of disable/enable-java-foo (like
> > disable/enable-java-awt) configuration options(i.e. does it stand
> > any chance of being accepted)?
>
> I don't know. To be honest, I believe you will have a hard time
> finding nice chunks to toggle like that.
Javasoft do, with Java "profiles". I can't imagine any reason why
they can but we can't.
> One reason the library is so big is because the core classes are so
> "connected". ie. ClassLoader requires networking requires
> internationalization etc (or something like that).
That's true. Presumably, making a profile involves disconnecting some
classes such as internationalization.
Andrew.