groan: installation

[Momchil Velikov]

>>>>> "Cedric" == Cedric Berger <cedric@wireless-networks.com> writes:

    Cedric> velco@merlin.maxx.bg wrote:
    >>>>>>> "Cedric" == Cedric Berger <cedric@wireless-networks.com>
    >>>>>>> writes:
    >>>>>>> 
    >>
    Cedric> Tom Tromey wrote:
    >> >>>>>>> "Per" == Per Bothner <per@bothner.com> writes:
    >> >>>>>>>    >>
    Per> Ant may make sense for RHUG, which is a set of Java
    Per> applications tweaked/tested/ported to GCJ, and RHUG should
    Per> probably include Ant.
    >> >> Last time I looked, ant used com.sun.* and couldn't be >>
    >> compiled with gcj :-( >> Cedric> That was probably for invoking
    >> the "javac" compiler,
    Cedric> right?  In that case, it should probably be changed to
    Cedric> either invoke the external gcj binary (since gcj has a
    Cedric> faster startup time than javac) or the appropriate gnu
    Cedric> class that invoke the compiler.  Cedric
    >>  Excuse me, but I apparently missed it ...
    >> 
    Cedric> Yes, apparently. start here:
    Cedric> http://jakarta.apache.org/ant/index.html Hint: you're a

Been there, done that.  Frankly, whining about leading tabs can hardly
convince me ...

    Cedric> poor developper with Windows2K and javac. Where is the
    Cedric> Make command?

I seriously doubt the GNU Project works to ease the life of Windows2K
and javac developers[1].

    >> What problem ant is supposed to solve that make cannot ?
    >> 
    Cedric> And what problem Java is supposed to solve that C++
    Cedric> cannot?  

Is this a troll or what ?

~velco

[1] Except by liberating them from Windows2K and javac.