Fwd: Using gcj to compile java

[Eric <eric at semsyn dot com>]

--- Eric <eric@semsyn.com> wrote:

> Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 08:35:42 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Eric <eric@semsyn.com>
> Subject: Using gcj to compile java
> To: gcc-help@gcc.gnu.org
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm trying to use gcj to compile a bunch of .java
> files, but it doesn't seem to be able to work out
> the
> class dependencies.
> 
> If I have all my .java files in one directory, and
> if
> I do "javac *.java", then java can compile them.
> 
> But if I do "gcj *.java", then gcj gives me a bunch
> of
> errors saying that it can't find the classes, even
> though the classes are there in the directory.
> 
> How can I tell gcj that the classes are there?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Eric
> 
> --- Peter Graves <peter@armedbear.org> wrote:
> > On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 at 14:33:25 -0700, Eric wrote:
> > > To make a long story short, it seems that there
> is
> > > a circular dependency thing going on.
> > >
> > > "gcj Autoload.class" asks for Function.class
> > > "gcj Function.class" asks for Functional.class
> > > "gcj Functional.class" asks for LispObject.class
> > > "gcj LispObject.class" asks for Lisp.class
> > > "gcj Lisp.class" asks for Autoload.class
> > >
> > > But Autoload.class is where I first started.
> > >
> > > What am I doing wrong?
> > >
> > > Eric
> > 
> > How about:
> > 
> >     gcj ~/src/org/armedbear/lisp/*.class
> > 
> > If that doesn't work, you might want to ask the
> gcj
> > folks; I'm by no
> > means a gcj expert.
> > 
> > -Peter
> 
>