[jdk7-dev] On the build dependency upon gtk+

[Dalibor Topic]

On 7/25/12 6:04 PM, Marc-Antoine Perennou wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> With my company, we use a source-based linux distribution, and since we are
> using Java, we need to build the jdk.
> Currently, in order to be able to build the jdk, gtk+-2 and cups need to be
> installed.
> I think it wouldn't be so hard to make them optional, since not everybody
> using java needs printing functionnalities nor swing.
> 
> What are your thoughts on that ?
> 
> Marc-Antoine Perennou
> 

The JDK 7 Project has completed its work last year with the release of JDK 7. 
You may want to raise this question on jdk8-dev instead.

cheers,
dalibor topic

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