oh I wasn't thinking it was a slip of the tongue - it was always recited as if if it was beaten into him, perhaps with an early model android phone as the beating stick.
I was just curious as to why they would make that point - as it being source? perhaps it is to get around the java TCK issue and calling it java? anyway, just curious. On May 20, 11:46 am, Casper Bang <[email protected]> wrote: > The chain I have observed is .java -> .class (.jar) -> .dex (.apk) -> > odex. > > .class/.jar is of course vanilla CAFEBABE stack-based JVM instructions > and can be compiled with javac, eclipse etc.. > .dex is Dalvik executable register-based VM, generated by using the dx > tool in the SDK. > .odex is optimized Dalvik executable, done upon initial startup or > delivered pre-optimized...? > > But Java source code and byte-code are so closely related that few > would fault Dick for this slip of the tongue. > > On May 20, 2:53 am, Michael Neale <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I thought the dex (?) compiler worked off the bytecode, not java > > source code. The end result is of course java source ends up as dalvik > > bytecode, but that isn't the mechanism and it is misleading to say > > that (GWT would be more correct as it does require java source). > > > Eg scala on android, jruby, groovy on android etc - all via bytecode. > > > Can anyone confirm or deny this? > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "The Java Posse" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
