Per Bothner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > * Java compiler (.java to .class) > > Gcj can also compile .java to .class. It currently does not handle > inner classes, but that is being actively worked on. It is written in > C, so is reasonably fast. It generates reasonable good bytecode. And > of course being able to use the same compiler for .java to .class and > .java to native has its advantages.
I've been having trouble getting it to compile even the simplest of programs (System.out.println); I'll send another message to the list this evening with the details. > Note there are at least three implementations of the standard Java > classes: Kaffe, classpath, and libgcj. This means some unfortunate > duplicate work. One problem is different licenses. That does not > preclude someone donating the same or similar code to all of them, > but it does preclude whole-sale merging. Bah, it would be nice if all of the above could be GPL or LGPL; why are they not? -- John
