Re: Go-oo and Java

Kohei Yoshida wrote:
> >  I am asking me, whether there are any intensions to make Go-oo work
> > completely independent from a JRE and get rid of any dependencies.
> 
> No, I don't think we intend to remove all of JRE dependencies.  But
> let's indulge for a moment and say that we want to remove all our JRE
> dependencies.  What do we need to do?  First, we will lose some fringe
> functionalities that depend on JRE, such as various wizards.  Also, some
> extensions we bundle with depend on Java.  If we were to remove JRE
> dependency we would somehow need to re-write those in C++.
> 
> But the biggest issue would be Base's JRE dependency with hsqldb.
> Without JRE, you won't be able to store database with the Base document.
> 
> So, there would be some hurdles to overcome in order to remove JRE
> dependencies altogether without losing functionality.  Whether it's
> doable or not within reasonable effort, or if the loss of these
> functionalities is warranted in the name of removing JRE dependency, is
> beyond my knowledge and judgment capability.
> 
FWIW, the OOo4Kids project _does_ patch out all Java (and does not
ship Base), so that work is basically done & proven. A (still
somewhat rough) patch of that is here:

ooo-build/patches/dev300/ooo4kids-allpatches.diff

HTH,

-- Thorsten

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