Karl Larsen wrote: > Hi Guys, I d/l the version of Sun java that comes with a src.zip > which is indeed the source code. How to use this source is not yey > understood but it has promise. I also have all the Sun legal > statements and one tiny part is important! They simply will not let me > or anyone else send the SC outside the USA Period! You need to ask yourself: "What is this the source code of?". You will find, or I hope you will find, that his is original source code of for the API (Application Interfaces) class libraries. It doesn't include any of the source for things such as the JVM or the java compiler. The main use of these are in debugging. > > You can send out a binary version made by you anywhere it seems. > There is a lot more to read about. I got: > > *Linux self-extracting JDK file > > of 67 MBytes that does have the source file as shown. > > Much more later when I read it. > Good luck.... But you may find yourself better served by joining the java forums and learning about java there as those forums are focused on java. To continue trying to learn about java here will be painful and potentially filled with inaccurate information. -- We are drowning in information but starved for knowledge. -- John Naisbitt, Megatrends
