[kaffe] possible gpl violation in kjc.jar

[Dalibor Topic]

hi all,

I've just been made aware by a debian bug report[1] that by some mistake 
the kjc.jar file unfortunately does not include the source code for kjc 
which looks like a violation of the GPL, despite that the source code 
for it (including Guilhem's and Ito's patches) is available from kaffe's 
CVS module kjc. So I propose to go about fixing it by

a) removing kjc.jar from CVS in order to stop its distribution as it is
b1) ask copyright holders (DMS) of Kjc for explicit permission to 
redistribute kjc again
b2) merge in kjc cvs module with our patches into kaffe's cvs module

Meanwhile, I'll fix the build system so that kaffe can only be built 
using an external compiler (jikes) for now.

My plan is to build the whole class library first using an external 
compiler, then to run kaffeh on it, and then to build the rest of the 
VM. That would also allow us to get rid of Klasses.jar.bootstrap as well 
as of kjc.jar. Kjc would still be Kaffe's compiler, though it would have 
to be built by the external compiler first, instead of shipping a JAR file.

I'm sorry for any inconvenience this causes. I unfortunately haven't 
been aware of this issue earlier myself.

cheers,
dalibor topic

[1] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=291427