Re: [Cp-tools-discuss] gjdoc java compatibility

[Julian Scheid]

Mark Howard wrote:
>  I've been trying to update Debian gjdoc packages to the latest release.
> My main problem has been getting a dfsg-free JAXP-compliant XSLT
> processor which provides javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException
> - this is now on its way to being solved.

Are you aware of GNU Libxmlj which I wrote specifically for this purpose?
It isn't a full-featured XSLT processor, but its functionality is
sufficient for Gjdoc.

> The new problem is that the current source requires jdk 1.4. As far as I
> know, this is not satisfiable with free tools.
> (the README states that only jdk 1.2 is required)
>
> The (first) offending file is:
> ./gnu/classpath/tools/doclets/xmldoclet/doctranslet/DocTransletConfigurationException.java:30:
>  Can't find constructor
> +`java.lang.Exception(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/Throwable;)' in type
> `java.lang.Exception'

Firstly, the current CVS version compiles with GNU gcj 3.3 (it ought to,
at least.) Secondly, I don't think there are any 1.4 dependencies aside
from the Exception constructor you mention; if 1.2 compatibility really
is necessary, these can be easily patched (e.g. by
  super(message + ", caused by: " + cause.toString());
).

Also note that the README is way out of date.

Julian