Fwd: Binary plugs download

[Joe Darcy]

On 11/28/2010 5:52 PM, Lussier, Denis wrote:
> Aren't the binary plugs still used for vanilla OpenJDK 6 builds that 
> don't use Iced Tea??

No.

The binary plugs have not been required for an out-of-the-box OpenJDK 6 
build since b07:

     "OpenJDK 6: Sources for b07 and b08 published"
     http://blogs.sun.com/darcy/entry/openjdk_6_sources_for_b07

The sole remaining binary plug for SNMP support may be used if desired.

-Joe

>   I know I had to set them up in the OpenSCG build farm for Windoze 
> and Linux, last year when I started with Build 16, and they are still 
> there but perhaps are unneeded.   I also have the 
> messy/scary/confusing add-on verbage in the license for the one 
> click-installers explaining why it all ain't pure GPL v2.
>
> On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Andrew Haley <aph at redhat.com 
> <mailto:aph at redhat.com>> wrote:
>
>     On 11/26/2010 02:48 PM, Dalibor Topic wrote:
>     > On 11/25/10 3:15 AM, kevin diggs wrote:
>     >> The section of the page:
>     >>
>     >> http://download.java.net/openjdk/jdk7/
>     >>
>     >> for downloading has a heading that says:
>     >>
>     >> Linux platform
>     >>
>     >> If this is for x86 only then please label it as such (more than
>     having
>     >> i586 buried in the file/link name).
>     >>
>     >> Linux actually runs on quite a lot of different hardware (I got
>     me an
>     >> ultra2 that can run Linux; a bunch of PowerMacs too. Even a DEC
>     Alpha.
>     >> That would be a real hoot getting a JDK on that thing. Oh I forgot
>     >> about the 040 based Quadra 700.).
>     >>
>     >> Sorry for the rant. But this kinda pushes my buttons.
>     >
>     > Hm. It's been a long time since I heard of anyone use the binary
>     plugs for anything.
>     > Certainly neither regular OpenJDK builds nor IcedTea builds do.
>     So if they just serve
>     > to confuse people to assume they are in some way necessary,
>     maybe we should just remove
>     > them from the download site for good.
>     >
>     > Any objections?
>
>     Why bother?  People sometimes want to check out and build old
>     versions.
>
>     Andrew.
>
>

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