[jci] Deprecated? :)

[Henri Yandell <fl...@gmail.com>]

On 12/10/05, Torsten Curdt <tc...@apache.org> wrote:
>
> On 10.12.2005, at 00:52, Stephen Colebourne wrote:
>
> > Can anyone comment on what [jci] would be useful for?
>
> Sorry for the delay ...was on the plane to San Diego :)
>
> JCI - Java Compiler Interface aims to provide a common
> API to for all compilers that generate java classes. So
> far it supports

Does the new Mustang compiler API replace JCI in concept, or is there
something more detailed about JCI?

Hen

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Re: [jci] Deprecated? :)

[Torsten Curdt <tc...@apache.org>]

> I won't claim to have a clue, but one idea might be to talk to Harmony
> about their someday implementation of the JSR. Is there a value for
> JCI adapting to be an implementation of the JSR, or would it be like
> asking for an implementation of JDBC - Useless without a context.

Adapting to be an implementation of the JSR ...hm ...sounds like
providing "JDBC" drivers for the different compilers.

Not sure ...just wrote an email to contact the expert group

> Is this effectively the commons-logging equivalent for this JSR?

...for compilers ...basically, yeah

cheers
--
Torsten

Re: [jci] Deprecated? :)

[Henri Yandell <fl...@gmail.com>]

On 12/10/05, Torsten Curdt <tc...@apache.org> wrote:
> >>> Can anyone comment on what [jci] would be useful for?
> >>
> >> Sorry for the delay ...was on the plane to San Diego :)
> >>
> >> JCI - Java Compiler Interface aims to provide a common
> >> API to for all compilers that generate java classes. So
> >> far it supports
> >
> > Does the new Mustang compiler API replace JCI in concept, or is there
> > something more detailed about JCI?
>
> "replace" is a harsh word :)
>
> TBH I wasn't aware that someone resurrected that JSR.
>
> I tried to contact the (former?) spec lead before I
> came up with JCI because I needed a solution *now*
> ...and could not wait for the JCP. AFAIU it was more
> or less dead for a while.
>
> Now looking at it ...there is an overlap for sure
> but it just seems to provide a subset of what JCI
> provides.
>
> I would say JCI replaces the JSR request
> from 2002 in concept ;)
>
> But maybe someone else should have a look at the
> APIs and give a statement ...I figure I am a bit
> biased :)

I won't claim to have a clue, but one idea might be to talk to Harmony
about their someday implementation of the JSR. Is there a value for
JCI adapting to be an implementation of the JSR, or would it be like
asking for an implementation of JDBC - Useless without a context.

Is this effectively the commons-logging equivalent for this JSR?

Hen

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Re: [jci] Deprecated? :)

[Torsten Curdt <tc...@apache.org>]

>>> Can anyone comment on what [jci] would be useful for?
>>
>> Sorry for the delay ...was on the plane to San Diego :)
>>
>> JCI - Java Compiler Interface aims to provide a common
>> API to for all compilers that generate java classes. So
>> far it supports
>
> Does the new Mustang compiler API replace JCI in concept, or is there
> something more detailed about JCI?

"replace" is a harsh word :)

TBH I wasn't aware that someone resurrected that JSR.

I tried to contact the (former?) spec lead before I
came up with JCI because I needed a solution *now*
...and could not wait for the JCP. AFAIU it was more
or less dead for a while.

Now looking at it ...there is an overlap for sure
but it just seems to provide a subset of what JCI
provides.

I would say JCI replaces the JSR request
from 2002 in concept ;)

But maybe someone else should have a look at the
APIs and give a statement ...I figure I am a bit
biased :)

cheers
--
Torsten