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Operating System Specific Discussions => Amiga OS => Amiga OS -- Development => Topic started by: EDanaII on May 22, 2008, 05:06:05 PM

Title: Java for the Amiga (redux).
Post by: EDanaII on May 22, 2008, 05:06:05 PM

Has anyone consider this for AmigaOS? The GNU Compiler for the Java (http://gcc.gnu.org/java/).

Just curious.

I assume it would be no small effort, but I wonder if it's also doable.

Ed.

Title: Re: Java for the Amiga (redux).
Post by: Darth_X on May 22, 2008, 06:11:51 PM

I've mentioned this before ;-)

Title: Re: Java for the Amiga (redux).
Post by: EDanaII on May 22, 2008, 06:23:27 PM

Did anyone draw any conclusions about it?

Title: Re: Java for the Amiga (redux).
Post by: HenryCase on May 22, 2008, 07:02:25 PM

As far as I know, the main reason we don't have Java on the Amiga already is that it is a huge effort to port the libraries. A compiler needs the libraries to do any useful work. Port the libraries and everything else should fall into place fairly quickly, even if the first version isn't perfect.

Title: Re: Java for the Amiga (redux).
Post by: motorollin on May 22, 2008, 07:22:35 PM

Wouldn't it be unbearably slow?

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moto

Title: Re: Java for the Amiga (redux).
Post by: LoadWB on May 22, 2008, 07:37:24 PM

ISTR Holger Kruse, of Miami fame, having some kind of Java engine available a while back.  Of course, there was an X-Windows server available as well.  What ever happened to either of those?

Title: Re: Java for the Amiga (redux).
Post by: EDanaII on May 24, 2008, 07:51:50 PM

It's a compiler, Moto, so it's only as slow as the system running it. :)

Ed.

Title: Re: Java for the Amiga (redux).
Post by: motorollin on May 24, 2008, 08:02:21 PM

Oh ok. I thought it was a Java VM.

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moto