Re: [Classpathx-javamail] Still struggling with build

[Chris Burdess]

<address@hidden> wrote:
> Thanks Chris for help pointing me to the supporting libraries for
> javamail, but still having problems building the mail 1.0 version with
> activation 1.0 and inetlib 1.0 or above.
>
> Can't get a set of libraries which are consistent with each other to
> begin with. Want to start with at least a set of libraries which 
> compile
> together, even if I need to fix things. Even better, some libraries
> which have been tested together.

The current release version numbers are

  inetlib-1.1.1
  activation-1.1
  mail-1.1.1

> Basic problem, can't build under sun's java 1.4 since Sasl missing.

Sun provides, or at least used to provide, a jar file as a separate 
download containing the SASL API classes. inetlib was tested with 
these, with the SASL classes provided by the GNU-Crypto project, and 
with Classpath.

> Can't build under sun's java 5.0 since Sasl inconsistent with method
> calls made by inetlib.

I wasn't aware of such inconsistencies - did you file a report? If so 
it means they've changed the SASL API inconsistently between versions, 
we may have to raise it with the Classpath team.

Sun's java 1.5/5.0 and up don't run on any of my platforms (write once, 
run on any of 3 platforms!) so I can't test with those runtimes.

> What's the magic formula for getting these libraries to run under sun's
> java? Is it impossible? Otherwise is it documented anywhere?

If you want to do this, I recommend you build and install Classpath 
separately with e.g. --prefix=/gnu , and then configure inetlib with 
--with-sasl=/gnu/share/classpath/glibj.zip

You should then be able to run with Sun's JRE 1.4 and glibj.zip in the 
classpath.

> BUILD ATTEMPT: java 5.0 build with mail 1.0 activation 1.0 inetlib 1.0
>
> The method createSaslClient(String[], String, String, String,
> Map<String,?>, CallbackHandler) in the type Sasl is not applicable for
> the arguments (String[], null, String, String, Properties,
> CallbackHandler) IMAPConnection.java gnu-inetlib/source/gnu/inet/imap
> line 561 30 August 2005 13:16:51

I see. Sun have "evolved" the SASL API in 1.5 in a backwardly 
incompatible fashion. Note that GNU Classpath/ClasspathX don't 
currently require or use generics, and you cannot currently use any 
free Java compiler to compile such code.
--
Chris Burdess