> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kirk Wolf > Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 11:48 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: The Line, the Bar, Java, LPA, etc. > > > True: A "compiled Java application" consists of .class files > or .jar files > (zip files) containing > .class files. The .class files contain byte codes which can > be interpreted > by the Java virtual machine (JVM). > > But: all modern Java virtual machines includes a just-in-time (JIT) > compiler, which dynamically > translates byte codes for frequently used methods into native machine > instructions. > So, everyone who insists that "Java is slow" because it is > interpreted.... > look for other reasons :-) > > So, it is interesting to ask whether the machine-code created > by JIT could > be in LPA. > The current JVM does not support this, since this machine code is > dynamically created and not really shareable. > > Kirk Wolf > Dovetailed Technologies
Do you know if IBM has ported their "jikes" Java compiler to z? If so, I wonder if the output from that could be LPA resident. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
