Re: Aurora 2.0 Java? (UltraSPARC 2)

"Scot P. Floess" <[email protected]>
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Actually by Java source - I didn't mean the actual source to the JDK.  I 
was referring to Charles' Java code.

And to be honest, I did try once compiling JDK 1.7 but didn't have much 
luck...user error to be sure ;)

Ashley Wilson wrote:
>
> I tried to do a cross-compile of the Java source, but I may have 
> gotten the process wrong (never tried to cross-compile anything 
> before).  The big problem is that the source is not 
> self-bootstrapping.  You have to have a **working** copy of 5 
> installed locally, in addition to headers for ALSA, CUPS, and all the 
> regular build tools(gcc, etc), to build any of it.  I had the same 
> issues you noted below on Debian after upgrading to Etch.  Evidently 
> some upgraded libraries have broken Blackdown.  If someone can get 
> Java to compile for SPARC/Linux, I would be just about the happiest 
> person in the world.
>
>  
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> *From:* [email protected] 
> [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of 
> *Scot P. Floess
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 14, 2007 6:51 AM
> *To:* Charles Tryon
> *Cc:* Aurora user discussion
> *Subject:* Re: [Aurora-sparc-user] Aurora 2.0 Java? (UltraSPARC 2)
>
>  
>
> Charles:
>
> Can you send the Java source?  I'd be happy to try to compile and run 
> whatever is failing...
>
> Scot
>
> Charles Tryon wrote:
>
> Scot,
>
>   I'm not up on all the different Sparc architectures, but I'm 
> guessing that the Ultra 5 isn't a 64bit processor.  Either way, do you 
> know if there are any special hoops to jump through to get the 32bit 
> binary to run with the libraries installed on the sparc64 arch?
>
>
>
> <moria:bilbo>? file /usr/local/j2sdk1.4.1/bin/java
> /usr/local/j2sdk1.4.1/bin/java: ELF 32-bit MSB executable, SPARC, 
> version 1 (SYSV), for GNU/Linux 2.2.0, dynamically linked (uses shared 
> libs), stripped
>
> <moria:bilbo>? /usr/local/j2sdk1.4.1/bin/java -version
>
> Unexpected Signal : 11 occurred at PC=0x705AD8FC
> Function=_ZN10JavaThread28record_base_of_stack_pointerEv+0x40
>
> ****************
> Another exception has been detected while we were handling last error.
> Dumping information about last error:
> ERROR REPORT FILE = (N/A)
> PC                = 0x705ad8fc
> SIGNAL            = 11
> FUNCTION NAME     = _ZN10JavaThread28record_base_of_stack_pointerEv
> OFFSET            = 0x40
> LIBRARY NAME      = (N/A)
> Please check ERROR REPORT FILE for further information, if there is any.
> Good bye.
> Library=/usr/local/j2sdk1.4.1/jre/lib/sparc/client/libjvm.so
>
> Current Java thread:
>
> Dynamic libraries:
> Killed
>
>
> On Tue, 2007-06-12 at 16:38 -0400, Scot P. Floess wrote:
>
> Charles:
>
> I've been using the blackdown port of 1.4.1 (hadn't really tried the 
> gcj version).  Keep in mind I have done very little with it (as in 
> mostly nothing) as I need newer VMs like 1.6...  I wish a more modern 
> version were available as I'd probably do more with my Ultra 5's...
>
> Charles Tryon wrote:
>
>
> I've been away from the Aurora project for a while, so I hope my 
> questions aren't lame....
>
> I have an UltraSPARC 2 Enterprise box I'm trying to bring up with 
> Aurora Linux.  The 2.0 version seemed to install fine, though I had to 
> use the Text install, since X wouldn't start up on the video adapter 
> in the box.  That's another issue though.
>
> Now that I have it up and running pretty smoothly, I'm wondering, what 
> is the state of Java in the Aurora 2.0 release on the UltraSPARC?  
> I've been trying to figure out the packages, and see some GCJ stuff 
> ("This script is a placeholder for the /usr/bin/java...") but no real 
> java.  I tried the Blackdown version, but that blew up with a signal 
> 11, even after installing the compat-libstdc++ package.  (I'm guessing 
> it's related to the 32/64 bit userspace libs).  I'm using "yum" to 
> install and update packages, though I'm not positive I have all the 
> right repositories.
>
> Just looking for a starting point to begin looking.
>
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> Scot P. Floess
> 27 Lake Royale
> Louisburg, NC  27549
>  
> 252-478-8087 (Home)
> 919-392-6730 (Work)
>  
> Chief Architect JPlate  http://sourceforge.net/projects/jplate
> Chief Architect JavaPIM http://sourceforge.net/projects/javapim

-- 
Scot P. Floess
27 Lake Royale
Louisburg, NC  27549

252-478-8087 (Home)
919-392-6730 (Work)

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