[oe] State of Java on OE

[Richard Leitner]

On 04/22/2017 12:25 AM, Steven Osborn wrote:
> Is anyone using Java on OE devices right now?

Yep. Me.

>
> meta-java - no release branches.  Seems to only be focused on master.
> I've had trouble even finding a revision that will compile on Morty.

I'm using the current master branch with YP jethro for running OpenJRE 7 
in mixed mode on ARM systems. And I'm currently migrating my platforms 
to master (->pyro).

So it works fine for me. Only problem is that we cannot upgrade OpenJDK 
to the current patch level for ARM because JIT was broken: 
http://icedtea.classpath.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2942

>
> meta-oracle-java has a Morty branch, but the URI for the binaries is
> bad so it fails to install.

Haven't tried meta-oracle-java in the last couple of years (due to 
license issues).

>
> Overall it seems like Java is not a very favored or platform at the moment.

That's maybe true. But help in the meta-java layer for fixing problems 
is (if you have some spare time) always appreciated ;-)

regards,
RichardL