Re: [gentoo-user] Emerging java with gcj
Hi, On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:59:23 +0200 Florian Philipp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've noticed that the gcj use flag is not enabled by default and > therefore all java code is compiled to byte code instead of native > binaries, am I correct? I think the gcj flag toggles if java support is added at all. gcj itself can compile to bytecode (class files) or native binary code. In order to generate java bytecode, the flag "-C" has to be specified. > I wonder how I can change that. Just re-emerge gcc with USE="gcj" and > all packages containing java code? Is it even a good idea? It will take a lot more time when emerging gcc. Whether you need it depends on what you are planning to do with it... If you just need a full blown JDK, the gcj might not be exactly what you want. Gcj also brings the gij interpreter, which can be used to run java bytecode. -hwh -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Emerging java with gcj
On 10/14/07, Randy Barlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Florian Philipp wrote: > > I've noticed that the gcj use flag is not enabled by default and > > therefore all java code is compiled to byte code instead of native > > binaries, am I correct? > > gcj can compile java code directly to machine code, and I'm pretty sure > that the Sun compiler just compiles to byte code. I have no experience > with gcj though, so I can't answer your second question... > > > I wonder how I can change that. Just re-emerge gcc with USE="gcj" and > > all packages containing java code? Is it even a good idea? Probably not, but you could always try it and report back to the list... :o) Nothing that needs to work with a class loader, like applets do, will work. I would expect some problems with introspection. Moreover, last I tried it, there were buckets of incompatibility with the Java libraries. Maybe it's more mature now. Kevin O'Gorman, PhD
Re: [gentoo-user] Emerging java with gcj
Florian Philipp wrote: > I've noticed that the gcj use flag is not enabled by default and > therefore all java code is compiled to byte code instead of native > binaries, am I correct? gcj can compile java code directly to machine code, and I'm pretty sure that the Sun compiler just compiles to byte code. I have no experience with gcj though, so I can't answer your second question... > I wonder how I can change that. Just re-emerge gcc with USE="gcj" and > all packages containing java code? Is it even a good idea? -- Randy Barlow http://electronsweatshop.com -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
[gentoo-user] Emerging java with gcj
Hi! I've noticed that the gcj use flag is not enabled by default and therefore all java code is compiled to byte code instead of native binaries, am I correct? I wonder how I can change that. Just re-emerge gcc with USE="gcj" and all packages containing java code? Is it even a good idea? -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
