Re: Problems with log4j

[Andrew Haley <aph at redhat dot com>]

Al Niessner writes:
 > 
 > I am trying to build up a standalone executable with gcj 4.1.0. I am in
 > the process of building all of the JAR files that I include in my
 > classpath when I do a 'java -cp ... MyClass' where 'java -version' gives
 > me:
 > 
 > java version "1.4.2_01"
 > Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_01-b06)
 > Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2_01-b06, mixed mode)
 > 
 > Knowing that I have all that I need from a Java perspective, I then try
 > to compile the JAR files that are in my class path. The first one
 > compiles just fine because it depends on nothing else. The second one is
 > log4j (1.2.8) and I get this error:

What command did you use to do the compile?

 > org/apache/log4j/jmx/AbstractDynamicMBean.java:0: error: cannot find
 > file for class javax.management.MBeanRegistration

That's a Java 1.5 class.  gcj 4.1.0 is (mostly) compatible with java 1.4.

 > So, I installed a "newer" version (1.2.12) of the same library and now
 > get:
 > org/apache/log4j/net/SMTPAppender.java: In class
 > 'org.apache.log4j.net.SMTPAppender':
 > org/apache/log4j/net/SMTPAppender.java: In method
 > 'org.apache.log4j.net.SMTPAppender.activateOptions()':
 > org/apache/log4j/net/SMTPAppender.java:0: error: cannot find file for
 > class javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage
 > org/apache/log4j/net/SMTPAppender.java:0: confused by earlier errors,
 > bailing out

I'm not sure where javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage is supposed to come
from.

 > 
 > Has anyone compiled log4j with gcj and, if so, which version of log4j
 > and gcj?

I've used log4j, yes, but I can't see the archive at the moment to
determine which version.

Andrew.