LinuxSA Mailing list archives

  From: Martin Sandiford <ms@mcdev.com.au>
  To  : Jason Tan <jason@rebel.rebel.net.au>
  Date: 29 Jan 2000 00:43:31 +1030

Re: native Java compiler

>>>>> "Jason" == Jason Tan <jason@rebel.rebel.net.au> writes:

    Jason> Does anyone out there know of a free native Java compiler for
    Jason> linux?  ie a compiler that generates x86 machine code,
    Jason> instead of java bytecode.

Redhat (formerly Cygnus solutions) have GCJ which is a GCC front end and
run time that compiles Java source to class or native code, and can also 
compile (recompile?) class files into native code.

More info is available at http://sourceware.cygnus.com/java/

Regards,
Martin