So, i checked out AROS on my X86 machine a few minutes ago..

[Piru]

@dammy

Painful upgrade, but it's now running FC7 x86_64 as AROS64's future build machine.

Excuse my ignorance, but why does AROS require you to run 64-bit OS to be able to build 64-bit version of it? Heck, you can even build things for different CPU, let alone 64bit target of the same CPU family...

[Piru]

@Steril707

it seems there was already a working JVM on the Amiga platform.

It depends on your definition of "working". IMO amiga platform does not have java.

I think getting Java to run on AROS would mean a lot of programs for the OS.

Such as? I can't remember many programs that don't have a GUI and run with anchient java version.

[Piru]

@Steril707

Well, if the Kaffe JVM got ported to the Amiga OS, couldn't it been done again for some newer JVM?

That'd still not give you AWT, not to mention any other GUI stuff. That code is platform specific, and it has never been completed in any java "port" so far. Also:

NOTE: JFC/Swing is a completely platform independent set of GUI components. While this may sound like the ideal solution to the Amiga's lack of not having a full AWT available, you must understand that all GUI stuff eventually has to interface with a native operating systems. In this case, JFC/Swing extends AWT components. For this reason, mention of the JFC/Swing packages for the Amiga is merely academic and will not actually work.

I'd guess JAmiga is the most advanced Java there is for miggy.

I was generally talking about Java, not specifically about these old ports.

Generally speaking amiga has no Java.

[Piru]

@Steril707

Even JAmiga just can't run many of the complex apps. Well, if you don't believe me, just try it. Just trying to point out that amiga java is far from being complete.

the server, security, Servlet, RMI type of applications

Personally I don't think AROS is very suitable for most of these.