[Bug 153] New: Class library tests should be less specific and ensure correctness

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http://icedtea.classpath.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=153

           Summary: Class library tests should be less specific and ensure
                    correctness
           Product: IcedTea
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: IcedTea
        AssignedTo: unassigned at icedtea.classpath.org
        ReportedBy: gnu_andrew at member.fsf.org


At present we test for a class library to use for the build with:

  --with-libgcj-jar       specify location of the libgcj 4.3.0 jar

This will actually now pick up both 4.3.0 and 4.1.2.  The latter is
Fedora-specific.  The upstream 4.1.2 is not capable of being used (lacking 1.5
features) and the test generates false positives on Debian stable and Gentoo.

The titling of the option is also too specific.  glibj.zip from GNU Classpath
is also capable of fulfilling this dependency.  Indeed, libgcj.jar is largely
composed of GNU Classpath classes.

I'd suggest an option like --with-classlib-jar followed by a test to ensure
that the required classes are actually present.  A 1.5 test already exists in
GNU Classpath and could be altered to suit this purpose.


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