compilation and runtime items under various JDKs

["Robert D. Skeels" <athene at earthlink dot net>]

Linux version 2.4.4-4GB (gcc version 2.95.3 20010315 (SuSE))

I am happy to have access to a Linux box again. Here are some things that I
have noticed with the current CVS version:

Kawa won't compile under JDK 1.1.8 here is the output where it fails:
root@maine:/home/rds/kawa > java -version
java version "1.1.8"
[snipped]

make[2]: Entering directory `/home/rds/kawa/gnu/expr'
CLASSPATH=../..:./../..:$CLASSPATH javac -d ../..  ApplyExp.java
BeginExp.java BindingInitializer.java BlockExp.java CanInline.java
CatchClause.java ChainLambdas.java CheckedTarget.java ClassExp.java
ClassInitializer.java Compilation.java ConditionalTarget.java
ConsumerTarget.java Declaration.java ErrorExp.java ExitExp.java
Expression.java ExpWalker.java FindCapturedVars.java FindTailCalls.java
FluidLetExp.java GenericProc.java IfExp.java IgnoreTarget.java
Initializer.java Inlineable.java InlineCalls.java Interpreter.java
KawaConvert.java Keyword.java LambdaExp.java LetExp.java Literal.java
LitTable.java ModuleBody.java ModuleMethod.java ModuleExp.java
PairClassType.java ObjectExp.java QuoteExp.java Parser.java
PrimProcedure.java ProcInitializer.java PushApply.java ReferenceExp.java
ScopeExp.java SetExp.java Special.java StackTarget.java Symbol.java
SynchronizedExp.java Target.java ThisExp.java TryExp.java Undefined.java
ClassExp.java:278: Method add(gnu.bytecode.Method) not found in class
java.util.Vector. 
          vec.add(implMethod);
                 ^ 
Note: 8 files use deprecated APIs.  Recompile with "-deprecation" for
details.          1 error, 1 warning

This is what it was being made under:

It compiles just fine under the newest JDK:
root@maine:/home/rds/kawa > java -version
java version "1.3.1_01"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.1_01)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.1_01, mixed mode)

However, when I have a Kawa window open [using -w flag] typing (exit) at the
rpl does not kill Kawa as it did it prior versions (the menu does work).
Although (exit) does work if Kawa is executed at the TTY.


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