Hello all!
One of the big issues when porting SWT to a platform where Java isn't
running is that Java isn't running. For the Flex port, a cross-compiler
was written that converts Java to ActionScript, but there's more than just
syntax translation involved when running Java without a JVM. Java
programs need a Java Class Library (JCL) to code against. For the Flex
prototype, a small CLDC-like"Java Class Library was written. This was
done to get off the ground but in the long run, maintaining this JCL is
not attractive.
For the SWT Dojo port, GWT was used for both the cross-compiler and JCL.
Moving forward, I can see two obvious candidates for a JCL for Flex: GWT
or Harmony. I believe that the obvious approach (ie. use Sun's) isn't on
the table for licensing reasons.
I'm proposing that we (e4) investigate GWT and Harmony. Does anyone else
have any other ideas?
Steve
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