-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Joe Morris wrote:
On 11/21/2008 05:29 PM, Joachim Schrod wrote:
As I explained: There are 64-bit userland programs that I intend to use, where there are confirmed reports of crashes and instability in the last 6 months. This concerns in particular Eclipse and other Java-based packages, when one uses the 64-bit JVM 1.5 from Sun.
You can have both a 64 bit and 32 bit java installed. I'm not experienced beyond that, i.e. Eclipse, but you would use the update-alternatives script to switch which version would be the default java used.
Please note that updating to Java 6 or an other JVM is not possible for me; Java versions to be used are determined by my customers, not by me. I can't tell them to update the JVM for their central JBoss in their data center just because I want to use 64-bit Eclipse on OpenSUSE 11.1. They would laugh me out of the room, and just rightly so.
You could just use the 32 bit versions of the dependencies for Eclipse, set your 32 bit as default, and enjoy the best of both. In I believe 10.1 or 10.2, opensuse did not use a 64 bit browser because of the poor 64 bit plugin support at the time, including java. So they provided everything needed to run either arch. <snip>
AFAIK Eclipse does not exclude the capability to work with other Java JRE versions for development work than the version of JRE eclipse is actually running on, I suspect Joachim is already aware of this. (BTW This is not something I have ever tried, like to get feedback if anyone has, I would also really like to know how the debugger handles this). The issues with 64 bit Eclipse are well known and are very irritating, I believe Ganymede is more stable on Java 6 (and it is also not well buried in an obscure place on the eclipse site any more). There are some sneaky Java 6 requirements for certain bits of Eclipse so ruling out 6 may not be wise. BTW The SuSE package is good for those who want to learn Eclipse or have very basic requirements, for serious work get it from elsewhere (eclipse.org or for 32 bit Yoxos). I sometimes get the feeling that maybe a list for those who use SuSE as a development platform might be a good idea, (the SuSE programmers list is a bit ambiguous because it not really clear whether this is for people who want to write stuff for the distro or on the distro). - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkkm9UgACgkQasN0sSnLmgLDQgCg1q0Be8YQrj15j80ybchlogdw SmcAoJGmzHXddUOiQGFRw6pqYVBXWgr8 =2An6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org