[fedora-java] Re: jpackage.org and FC4

[Robin Green]

On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 19:42:33 -0700, John M. Gabriele wrote:
> Why would I install Java from jpackage.org when it already comes with
> FC4 and works right OOTB?

Because gcj (the GNU compiler for Java), which is the only implementation
of Java that comes with FC4, is not yet fully implemented. Most
importantly, it does not fully implement either AWT or Swing - the
graphical user interface systems which most graphical Java applications
use.

However, the Java apps and libraries shipped as part of FC4 (eclipse, ant,
xerces etc.) should work fine on the gcj platform. Please file bugs if
they do not.

This should be documented somewhere.

-- 
Robin