[oe] Java: meta-java, meta-oracle-java

[Khem Raj]

On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 3:51 PM, Kamble, Nitin A
<nitin.a.kamble at intel.com> wrote:
> Ivan,
>  So is adding "virtual/java" in provider is enough to get the two versions of java recipes to work interchangeably ?

look at meta-java

virtual/java-native
virtual/javac-native
virtual/javac

and work with Henning (woglinge) to sort out any other layer APIs you need these
layers to live amicably

>
> Nitin
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Kamble, Nitin A
>> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:00 AM
>> To: Khem Raj; openembedded-devel at lists.openembedded.org
>> Subject: RE: [oe] Java: meta-java, meta-oracle-java
>>
>> > On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 10:23 AM, Ivan Kuten <ivan.kuten at promwad.com>
>> > wrote:
>> > > I meant isn't it going to be something like that in local.conf :
>> > > PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/java = "oracle-jre"
>> > > PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/java = "openjdk"
>> > > in a single meta-java layer...
>> >
>> > I think that would be sensible meta-java e.g. do provide
>> > virtuals I hope oracle java layer does something same.
>> > >
>> > > Regards,
>> > > Ivan
>> > >
>> > > On 02/04/2012 05:21 AM, Khem Raj wrote:
>> > >> On (04/02/12 02:05), Ivan Kuten wrote:
>> > >>> Hello,
>> > >>>
>> > >>> I noticed an activity around meta-java layer (OpenJDK based)
>> > >>> https://github.com/woglinde/meta-java
>> > >>> and recently around Oracle JRE:
>> > http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/meta-oracle-java/
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Any plans to combine or coordinate these efforts?
>> > >> these are two different layers so they will exist. What
>> coordination
>> > >> would you like to see that will help you
>>
>> I agree, adding virtual/java in provides is a good thing for end user,
>> and I will do it in the oracle-java recipes.
>> And because of license differences it is better to keep these 2
>> variations of java recipes in different layers.
>>
>> Nitin