Java for OS/2 and eComStation Project Started

Christian Hennecke

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Jun 10, 2010, 9:00:47 AM6/10/10

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Silvan Scherrer has started a new project to port the latest Java to
OS/2 and eComStation. Java is a very popular sophisticated programming
environment. Applications written in the Java language are run inside a
virtual machine (Java Virtual Machine, JVM) which provides a nearly
identical behavior on all platforms that have a JVM implementation
available. This "write once, run anywhere" approach means that
developers can support a multitude of platforms while only having to
maintain one code base. For users, availability of a current Java for
OS/2 and eComStation means access to a huge number of existing
applications.

For more information about Java, see:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_%28programming_language%29

Previously, Java had been made available for OS/2 and eComStation by
IBM, Golden Code and Innotek. However, new versions with many changes
and improvements have been released since then and current applications
require a current JVM implementation.
The new project will port such a current JVM to OS/2 and eComStation.
Dmitry Kumenov, who is well-known for his work on the Qt 3 and 4 ports,
has been hired as chief developer. Funding is provided by several
companies and individuals, with Mensys BV being the main sponsor.

For information about the project and its status, please see:

http://svn.netlabs.org/java

Dave Saville

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Jun 12, 2010, 9:58:25 AM6/12/10

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On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:00:47 UTC, Christian Hennecke
<christian...@os2voice.org> wrote:

> Java for OS/2 and eComStation Project Started
>

Is this going to be native or a wrapper around a win version?

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Dave Saville

sctvguy1

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Jun 12, 2010, 10:31:51 AM6/12/10

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Dave Saville wrote:

> On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:00:47 UTC, Christian Hennecke
> <christian...@os2voice.org> wrote:
>
>> Java for OS/2 and eComStation Project Started
>>
>
> Is this going to be native or a wrapper around a win version?
>

Or worse, something else you will have to buy.

ivan

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Jun 12, 2010, 3:09:45 PM6/12/10

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On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:31:51 UTC, sctvguy1 <sctv...@invalid.net>
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I don't mind paying for a native OS/2 version - I paid for the
Goldencode native version, but I do object to paying for a basterdised
windows version.

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ivan

Paul Smedley

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Jun 12, 2010, 7:50:48 PM6/12/10

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Hi Dave,

On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 13:58:25 UTC, "Dave Saville"
<da...@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:00:47 UTC, Christian Hennecke
> <christian...@os2voice.org> wrote:
>
> > Java for OS/2 and eComStation Project Started
> >
>
> Is this going to be native or a wrapper around a win version?

Looking at http://svn.netlabs.org/java/ticket/2 - the initial port
will largely use the Odin SDK.

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Paul.

Roderick Klein

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Aug 16, 2010, 9:15:42 AM8/16/10

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Dave Saville wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:00:47 UTC, Christian Hennecke
> <christian...@os2voice.org> wrote:
>
>> Java for OS/2 and eComStation Project Started
>>
>
> Is this going to be native or a wrapper around a win version?

Its going to be different. This is basically going to be a native ODIN
build.

ODIN has a negative image and that is unjustified. Previous builds of
the Innotek Java runtime from Innotek would load Windows binaries on
OS/2 with a special version of ODIN. So PE Windows binaries where loaded.

What will be done now is that ODIN source code will be used to compile
the Windows code on OS/2. Because of this PE layer not being there the
problems should be less problematic and easier to debug.

Regards,

Roderick Klein
Mensys