trying to build Sun Java 1.6 for MIPS ... problems

[Zenon Fortuna]

Oh, thanks a lot!
Hopefully there exists also a package for a little-endian version ...

     -zenon

Maram, Pradeepreddy (NSN - IN/Bangalore) wrote:
> Hi, 
>
> I hope the below link helps you. 
>
> http://packages.debian.org/lenny/mips/openjdk-6-jdk/download
>
> Pradeep Reddy Maram
>
>
>  
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mips-port-bounces at openjdk.java.net 
> [mailto:mips-port-bounces at openjdk.java.net] On Behalf Of ext 
> Zenon Fortuna
> Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 9:00 PM
> To: mips-port at openjdk.java.net
> Subject: trying to build Sun Java 1.6 for MIPS ... problems
>
> I am trying to build the Java 1.6 "jre" for MIPS/Linux, but 
> have problems even with generation of the IcedTea.
> First of all, is it needed to generate the IcedTea? Or there 
> are other ways to generate Java "jre" for MIPS?
>
> I have installed a Debian system version 5.0.1 and run it under 
> QEMU/mipsel.
> Tried to follow the IcedTea building instructions from 
> http://iced-tea.org/wiki/DebianBuildingInstructions
> but there is an endless sequence of various missing packages 
> and features.
> Currently my "./configure --with-ecj" for the IcedTea complains 
> about missing
>    No package 'mozilla-js' found
>    No package 'mozilla-plugin' found
>    No package 'libxul-unstable' found
> But let's assume I will solve this problem as well.
>
> The general question: Am I following the right path at all?
> Maybe there is a ready-to-be-used Java 1.6 for MIPS available 
> already and I am just wasting time trying to build it?
> Any hints and/or information will be highly appreciated.
>
>          -zenon
>