"David N. Welton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Franck Routier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I think this is a real bottleneck in using GNU/Linux PPC (with Java, > > of course !) > > Well, yes, that's what comes of becoming attached to proprietary > systems. You find that they are not portable, and that you are tied > down to a whole series of things.
That's not the issue. Without a fast JVM or JIT, java on linux is *dog slow*... > > I know gcj might be a partial solution, but didn't figured out how > > to use it. > > class HelloWorld { > public static void main(String[] args) { > System.out.println("Hello World!"); > } > } > > @ashland [~/tmp] $ gcj-3.0 --main=HelloWorld HelloWorld.java > @ashland [~/tmp] $ ./a.out > Hello World! > > It's pretty easy, and it's free software! Doesn't help if you've got someone else's .class files. A fast JVM/JIT would help. jas.