Re: added optional --with-jvm=

[Etienne Gagnon]

> I don't object to a --with-vm configure option in principle, it could be
> useful to build classpath for a specific environment. But I do object to
> encoding specific knowledge about particular VMs in our tree. We did
> this in the past and it wasn't a success. (See the kaffe, orp and japhar
> bits and pieces that have been rotting in the tree because we don't
> maintain them anymore and/or the vm makers lost interest.)

Mark,

For now, the option simply picks the right default for zipping or not
the output.  This is not *specific VM code*.  I do object to your objection.

Otherwise, Classpath should simply provide default configuration options
that work with *all* VMs.  So, we should change it to not zipping so that
it also work with SableVM.

> Please revert this and discuss the general idea and how it should work
> on the list first. The argument for the --with-vm option should probably
> be a directory location or file that comes with the vm
> sources/installation describing specific optimizations for that
> environment.

Please look at cvs diff before argumenting on a non-issue.

Etienne
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