Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA12038; Tue, 13 Feb 96 19:09:08 EST Received: from liquor.cabi.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA25504; Tue, 13 Feb 96 19:08:46 EST Received: by liquor.cabi.net (8.7.3/8.7.3) id OAA11893; Tue, 13 Feb 1996 14:46:28 -0500 Resent-Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 14:46:28 -0500 Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 11:44:26 -0800 (PST) From: Neil Archibald To: Karl Asha Cc: java-linux@java.blackdown.org Subject: Re: Performance issues In-Reply-To: <199602131901.OAA04242@bedroom.cabi.net> Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Resent-Message-Id: <"a-DZA.0.fu2.oeE8n"@liquor> Resent-From: java-linux@java.blackdown.org X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/1129 X-Loop: java-linux@java.blackdown.org Precedence: list Resent-Sender: java-linux-request@java.blackdown.org On Tue, 13 Feb 1996, Karl Asha wrote: > Neil Archibald writes: > > > > I'm sad to bring this up, but I've quit using the Linux java kit, (kind > > of) on the basis that using the netscape hack way of compiling java > > programs against the linux's try1 classes.zip IS ACTUALLY faster. Even > > I only managed to get it to run them, how do you get netrape to > compile them too? > Ok, I thought this was common knowledge after the 'leak' from Sun the other week, but here goes: get *ANY* JDK distribution (platform is NOT important). find classes.zip, then add the following to your environment variables (csh example shown) : setenv CLASSPATH .:PATH_TO_moz2_0.zip:PATH_TO_classes.zip eg. setenv CLASSPATH .:${HOME}/.netscape/moz2_0.zip:${HOME}/.netscape/classes.zip then to uses 'javac' type: netscape -java sun.tools.javac.Main program.java you will find that it exactly mimics javac the java executor, java, can be got with: netscape -java classname the applet viewer didn't work for me, but should be: netscape -java sun.applet.AppletViewer The first two work well, and sadly, with better performance than the try3 tools. Note, that this will NOT work with the Linux JDK before try1, since classes.zip didn't exist, but it will work with try1, and the Solaris2 JDKs. Btw, you might want to setup aliases to the above if you are pleased with the performance. Neil. -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.6.2 mQBtAzCOpJEAAAEDAN3Bv1/AJavy2KW4YsZaMgE1n/LYBJ1mFJrUrnGnKVOjQo7C eLEmoc/LKNKuUbyeIGpbRZYjNXOKnwspKBz5RKVP4GC2zSYoqUUkfNFlSN5/8ouQ bF7ak7JVYhyNs/OpRQAFEbQiTmVpbCBBcmNoaWJhbGQgPG5laWxAY2F0YXB1bHQu Y29tPg== =YzLB -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----