[jsdl-wg] Issues for the teleconference tomorrow

[William Lee]

For Java application, JNLP (Java Network Launching Protocol) used by 
Webstart would be a good reference point for how to describe a java 
application.

William

On 8 Mar 2005, at 10:04, Donal K. Fellows wrote:
>> Quote from Karl's mail:
>>>>      -- more structure for java
>>>>          -- jar versus bytecode class
>>>>          -- native compiled java?
>>>>              -- like executable but java-style
>>>>                            parameterization
>>>>          -- class w/ Main() to invoke
>>>>          -- language version
>>>>          -- external class dependencies?
>>>>          -- supported JVMs (java portability 50% myth)
>
> Any sensible suggestions in this area are entirely welcome, though we
> need to distinguish between modes of operation. For running of a 
> classic
> Java application, supplying the name of the class or jar is sufficient
> (there's already an established pattern for such things, and they are
> distinguishable normally by the fact that class names virtually never
> correspond 100% with filenames without *some* kind of simple mapping).
> For other kinds of hosting system, it might be necessary to do other
> things, and it would be interesting to hear about them...
>
> Donal.
>
>
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