> The java IRC channel says kaffe isn't very good, so maybe I shouldn't be
> worried about it. They also said mutually-referencing java files are
> not a good either.
>
> PM: This is strange, because mutually referenced java files are quite
> common. In fact, some of the javax.swing classes do this, and I've been
> doing it since 1.0.2 :-) Anyhow, kaffe was taken over by M$ a few months
> ago...
Oh, OK, so I will not worry about the self-referencing issue. BSD/OS
has a java beta out, but I am too busy on the book to upgrade. I will
not worry about it. Seems kaffe can run the jdbc classes just fine.
>
> Seems I may be able to modify the import lines in the java file to use
> the 6.5.3 JAR file to get enough files compiled to compile the rest,
> then recompile the entire thing.
>
> Using the jar file compiled with Sun java works fine. I can connect to
> the database and run my program.
>
> PM: I stayed away from Kaffe because when I first started with Java, I
> had so much trouble compiling examples with it, I switched to the Sun
> JVM.
Oh, that is fine. I just needed to know the code was OK. Kaffe people
can download the JAR file. The great part is that they work on any
platform.
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