IcedTea is a software that facilitates the building of source code with Free Software build tools. It provides a convenient harness for developers to efficiently build their projects from scratch.
IcedTea software has received high praise for its ability to provide an innovative and user-friendly harness for building applications from source code using free software build tools. Additionally, it offers replacements for binary plugs with code from the GNU Classpath project.
For users wondering how to build this software, it's worth noting that the ECJ support has been temporarily removed. On the other hand, the "with-icedtea" option is now the default feature. In addition to that, IcedTea bootstraps on a system installed IcedTea or on a previously built version.
To get started on a Fedora 7 GNU/Linux operating system with yum, a series of commands should be run in the terminal. This includes installing various dependency packages and running the "hg clone" and "cd icedtea" commands. The full build instructions are available to users in the INSTALL file, but the "./configure $ make" combination should suffice.
It's worth noting that for all other distributions, it is imperative that users have another version of IcedTea built (b19 or less). The tarballs for all releases are available in multiple locations. Ultimately, users should run the "./configure –with-icedtea-home=/path/to/icedtea/openjdk/control/build/linux-{arch}/j2sdk-image/ $ make" commands to complete the process. After completion, a usable IcedTea will appear in "openjdk/control/build/linux-i586 or openjdk/control/build/linux-amd64."
For users wondering how to build this software, it's worth noting that the ECJ support has been temporarily removed. On the other hand, the "with-icedtea" option is now the default feature. In addition to that, IcedTea bootstraps on a system installed IcedTea or on a previously built version.
To get started on a Fedora 7 GNU/Linux operating system with yum, a series of commands should be run in the terminal. This includes installing various dependency packages and running the "hg clone" and "cd icedtea" commands. The full build instructions are available to users in the INSTALL file, but the "./configure $ make" combination should suffice.
It's worth noting that for all other distributions, it is imperative that users have another version of IcedTea built (b19 or less). The tarballs for all releases are available in multiple locations. Ultimately, users should run the "./configure –with-icedtea-home=/path/to/icedtea/openjdk/control/build/linux-{arch}/j2sdk-image/ $ make" commands to complete the process. After completion, a usable IcedTea will appear in "openjdk/control/build/linux-i586 or openjdk/control/build/linux-amd64."
What's New
Version 1.6: N/A