Somewhat related to my previous message, I’ve been struggling with getting the Java module to compile. I don’t think this has anything to do with Pike, and rather is related to the techniques that pkgsrc uses to ensure there’s no leakage from the surrounding environment into the build environment. That and the fact that Java has its own mini-hierarchy of libs that are related to embedding Java.
This isn’t a new problem, and has in fact been something I’ve struggled with for years. I’m wondering if there are folks that commonly use this module and thus it is something I should try to sort out, or if I should just tell anyone who asks to “compile it yourself”. I can confirm that a “pike -x module” in the Java module directory builds just fine if JAVA_HOME is set, so the problem is mostly about being able to provide a binary package of the Java support. Happy to hear feedback on the subject either way.
Bill