Native Java Gcj Packages

Registered by Matthias Klose

For each package containing java code, provide a corresponding -gcj package with java compiled to native code. Results in faster execution compared to the gij-interpreted java code. Tradeoff is a higher memory consumption.

Blueprint information

Status:
Complete
Approver:
Matt Zimmerman
Priority:
Low
Drafter:
Matthias Klose
Direction:
Needs approval
Assignee:
Matthias Klose
Definition:
Approved
Series goal:
Accepted for feisty
Implementation:
Implemented
Milestone target:
milestone icon ubuntu-7.04
Started by
Matt Zimmerman
Completed by
Matthias Klose

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Sprints

Whiteboard

2006-07-05 doko: optional spec for edgy, should be low priority. estimates: 2h for 40 packages in main (10 days)

2006-07-05 mdz: approved with minor edits
2006-09-12 doko: the essential build tools (ecj-bootstrap and gjdoc) and some -jni libs (gnome bindings) provide -gcj packages now.
2006-10-26 doko: openoffice.org-gcj is built, including -gcj packages for all runtime dependencies (implemented for main)
2006-12-07 doko: gcj-4.1 synced, bouncycastle security providers available.

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