add instructions for building with GNU Classpath

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Joel Dice 2009-12-05 20:05:54 -07:00
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@ -193,6 +193,27 @@ Finally, build with the msvc flag set to the MSVC tool directory:
$ make msvc="/cygdrive/c/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0/VC"
Building with GNU Classpath
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** Please note that this feature is still under development and is
neither complete nor well-tested. **
By default, Avian uses its own lightweight class library. However,
that library only contains a relatively small subset of the classes
and methods included in the JRE. If your application requires
features beyond that subset, you may want to tell Avian to use GNU
Classpath instead. To do so, specify the directory in which Classpath
is installed, e.g.:
$ make clean
$ make gnu=/usr/local/classpath-0.98
This build will use the classes and native code from Classpath, except
that certain core classes are replaced with implementations from the
Avian class library for compatibility with the VM.
Installing
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