[64studio-devel] my wish list- Java Support

[Daniel James]

Hi Alexander,

 > When faced with the issue of installing
> eclipse (like many things, its not in the repository

The default repository only contains a selected subset of Debian 
packages - this is a deliberate part of the 64 Studio design. It helps 
us to achieve stable releases more quickly, by narrowing the field of 
possibilities down.

If you need packages from Debian, simply add a Debian testing mirror to 
your /etc/apt/sources.list file (or use the GUI for this in Synaptic) 
and reload.

 > I was
> surprised to find that 64Studio has no java support: typing javac or 
> java at the command prompt does nothing.

Again, this is a deliberate design decision - there are no dependencies 
on Mono or C# in the base install either.

> This is what I would like to see, as a multimedia software developer:
> in the repositories (if possible)
> the compiler used to make the kernel (gcc 4.1.2)- so that certain 
> applications can be compiled.

That's available in the gcc-4.1 package, as Free was just explaining to 
me :-)

> the java SDK-so java programming is possible, and so java-based 
> applications like eclipse can be run
> Eclipse- to make code development easier
> extensions for Eclipse(such as CDT, for c++ development)- again, so code 
> development can be made easier

The eclipse 3.1.2-2 package is available in the Debian repository, and 
there is also a native GCJ-compiled version there.

> nasm(or another assembly language compiler)- for those really down and 
> dirty process optimizations

Both nasm and yasm are in the Debian repository.

> I'd do it myself, but I haven't the time.

We can offer developer support services if you need them - just ask.

Cheers!

Daniel