From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: gcj for djgpp ??
Date: 15 Jan 2001 16:55:10 GMT
Organization: Aachen University of Technology (RWTH)
Lines: 15
Message-ID: <93va1e$4tq$1@nets3.rz.RWTH-Aachen.DE>
References: <93s7vi$v7u$1 AT bugstomper DOT ihug DOT com DOT au>
NNTP-Posting-Host: acp3bf.physik.rwth-aachen.de
X-Trace: nets3.rz.RWTH-Aachen.DE 979577710 5050 137.226.32.75 (15 Jan 2001 16:55:10 GMT)
X-Complaints-To: abuse AT rwth-aachen DOT de
NNTP-Posting-Date: 15 Jan 2001 16:55:10 GMT
Originator: broeker@
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com

al <alxxNOSPAM AT tig DOT com DOT au DOT remove DOT spamsux DOT die DOT spammer DOT die> wrote:
> just wondering if djgpp will eventually include gcj

Most probably not. Java is not a language that can anywhere near
easily be compiled into a DOS application.  The language assumes that
the underlying platform will support things like rather long
filenames, multithreading and a windowing GUI, which DOS simply
doesn't have.

While gcj itself should be relatively easy to compile on DOS, the Java
*runtime* environment is very hard, and there's not much point
providing the former without the latter.
-- 
Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.