Java VM for AOS4

[gnarly]

IB 2.3 has a Javascript interpreter, I believe, so is a JVM worth the trouble?

Whats this got to do with Java? The two are completely different things :-)

Yes, I am volunteering. I have the tools here, but little experience in Java itself, so it won't be trivial. But even if it takes some months to get it going on AOS 4, it might be worth it.

I reckon you should go for it!

It might be a good idea to see if you can port the latest version of Kaffe though - i'm not sure when the AmigaOS port was last updated.

[gnarly]

Just a thought, if there is a version available for Linux-PPC, might it be an idea to port that, rather than the m68k version?

[gnarly]

I think that it would be easier to port an AmigaOS version to AOS 4 than a Linux PPC version, even with the ixemul library problem. I think 68k emul is the way to start. Later I could take parts of the Linux PPC version for the PPC native version (if it gets that far).

It occurs to me that there really isnt a lot of point in going down this route - surely the AOS68k version should work anyway seeing as AOS4 is supposed to be binary compatible? Or is ixemul known to be AOS4 incompatible?

If you are going to do a port, surely a straight PPC one would be a much better place to start?

But still I have to wonder, could anyone use it? How much of Kay's Uni work can she do on a limited VM?

I see your point - but then maybe a limited VM is better than no VM at all?

P.S. - I dont need Java to access my online bank ;-)