java/44041: Generate bsd.java.mk from an XML file
Ernst de Haan
znerd at FreeBSD.ORG
Thu May 1 00:19:00 PDT 2003
Hi Herve,
> I was in the mood for some XSLT coding so I decided to take care of this
> one hour ago. So far, I've finished everything up to step 3 (included)
> but I will need to get some sleep sooner or later ;)
>
> So I was wondering if you still need this XML->bsd.java.mk tool... and if
> you (or anybody else) had already done something about it.
Haven't done anything about it yet. And I personally think it's a very good
idea. This way we only have to maintain a bsd.java.xml file.
Greg, what do you think of this?
Herve, please send XSLT and I'll review it. I very much appreciate your
action!
Cheers,
Ernst
> I am missing the _JAVA_VERSIONS= [...] line for now because I don't know
> how to eliminate duplicates in a string easily. Also I think the step 4
> will be complex (but not impossible) because I can't find an easy way of
> enforcing the rules you describe in the comments. But then again, things
> could look easier after a good sleep.
>
> Regards,
>
> Herve
>
> On Mon, 14 Oct 2002, Ernst de Haan wrote:
> > Maintaining the bsd.java.mk file is not an easy thing to do. The
> > addition of new JDK ports is a pain.
> >
> > It would be nice if the bsd.java.mk file would be generated from an XML
> > file using XSLT. The XML file could look something like this:
> >
> > <?xml version="1.0"?>
> >
> > <bsdjavamk>
> > <vendor id="blackdown" name="Blackdown" />
> > <vendor id="ibm" name="IBM" />
> > <vendor id="sun" name="Sun MicroSystems" />
> >
> > <platform id="linux" name="Linux" />
> > <platform id="freebsd" name="FreeBSD" />
> >
> > <javavm version="1.1.8" stability="good" platform="#freebsd" />
> > <javavm version="1.2.2" stability="good" platform="#freebsd" />
> > <javavm version="1.3.1" stability="good" platform="#freebsd" />
> >
> > <javavm vendor="#sun" version="1.2.2" stability="good"
> > platform="#linux" /> <javavm vendor="#sun" version="1.3.1"
> > stability="good" platform="#linux" /> <javavm vendor="#sun"
> > version="1.4.0" stability="poor" platform="#linux" />
> >
> > <javavm vendor="#blackdown" version="1.2.2" stability="good"
> > platform="#linux" /> <javavm vendor="#blackdown" version="1.3.1"
> > stability="good" platform="#linux" /> <javavm vendor="#blackdown"
> > version="1.4.1" stability="poor" platform="#linux" />
> >
> > <javavm vendor="#ibm" version="1.3.1" stability="medium"
> > platform="#linux" /> </bsdjavamk>
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