Re: #244215: gettext: /usr/bin/msginit reports java error (fwd)

[Santiago Vila]

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005, Bruno Haible wrote:

> > However, I still don't have libintl.jar in my system and I am unnable
> > to reproduce this. So: under which conditions this message is shown?
> > What do I need to reproduce it?
> 
> To reproduce it: Build gettext with no gcj in the PATH.
> (Because if gcj is present, gettext will install an executable in
> /usr/lib/gettext/gnu.gettext.GetURL; this executable doesn't need a jar.)

So let's see if I understood. I plan to create the Debian gettext
package using this call to the configure script:

JAVAC=jikes-classpath ./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-csharp

[ In fact, I have packages in the "experimental" branch and
  they have already been built for several architectures ].

Some questions:

By "if gcj is present, gettext will install an executable which does
not need a jar", do you mean that I should better keep gcj as a
build-dependency even if I already have jikes-classpath?

[ gcj does not exist for mips and mipsel, but I can conditionalize
  the build-dependency on a per-architecture basis ].

Will jikes-classpath be enough to generate the .jar's?
Will they be correct for all architectures?

In case I need it, what would be the most simple way to check that the
created .jar's are ok? [ I would like not to repeat the mistake of
providing a .jar which does not work ].

Thanks.