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A '''Java compiler''' is a [[compiler]] for the [[Java (programming language)|Java programming language]]. |
A '''Java compiler''' is a [[compiler]] for the [[Java (programming language)|Java programming language]]. |
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Some Java compilers output optimized [[Machine code|machine code]] for a particular hardware/[[operating system]] combination, a ''domain specific'' ''[[computer system]]'' |
Some Java compilers output optimized [[Machine code|machine code]] for a particular hardware/[[operating system]] combination, called a ''[[Computing platform|domain specific]]'' ''[[computer system]]''. An example would be the now discontinued [[GNU Compiler for Java]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=GCJ - past, present, and future|url=https://lwn.net/Articles/130796/|access-date=2021-09-24|language=en}}</ref> |
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The most common form of output from a Java compiler is [[Java class file]]s containing [[cross-platform]] intermediate representation (IR), called [[Java bytecode]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Java Virtual Machine Specification, Java SE 8 Edition, Section 1.2|url=https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se8/html/jvms-1.html#jvms-1.2|access-date=2021-09-24|language=en}}</ref> |
The most common form of output from a Java compiler is [[Java class file]]s containing [[cross-platform]] [[intermediate representation]] (IR), called [[Java bytecode]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Java Virtual Machine Specification, Java SE 8 Edition, Section 1.2|url=https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se8/html/jvms-1.html#jvms-1.2|access-date=2021-09-24|language=en}}</ref> |
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The [[Java virtual machine]] (JVM) loads the class files and either [[interpreter (computing)|interprets]] the [[bytecode]] or [[just-in-time compilation|just-in-time]] compiles it to [[machine code]] and then possibly optimizes it using [[dynamic compilation]]. |
The [[Java virtual machine]] (JVM) loads the class files and either [[interpreter (computing)|interprets]] the [[bytecode]] or [[just-in-time compilation|just-in-time]] compiles it to [[machine code]] and then possibly optimizes it using [[dynamic compilation]]. |
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Revision as of 11:41, 1 October 2023
A Java compiler is a compiler for the Java programming language.
Some Java compilers output optimized machine code for a particular hardware/operating system combination, called a domain specific computer system. An example would be the now discontinued GNU Compiler for Java.[1]
The most common form of output from a Java compiler is Java class files containing cross-platform intermediate representation (IR), called Java bytecode.[2]
The Java virtual machine (JVM) loads the class files and either interprets the bytecode or just-in-time compiles it to machine code and then possibly optimizes it using dynamic compilation.
A standard on how to interact with Java compilers was specified in JSR 199.[3]
See also
- List of Java Compilers
- javac, the standard Java compiler in Oracle's JDK
References
- ^ "GCJ - past, present, and future". Retrieved 2021-09-24.
- ^ "The Java Virtual Machine Specification, Java SE 8 Edition, Section 1.2". Retrieved 2021-09-24.
- ^ "JSR 199: JavaTM Compiler API". Retrieved 2021-09-24.
External links
- Sun's OpenJDK javac page
- Stephan Diehl, "A Formal Introduction to the Compilation of Java", Software - Practice and Experience, Vol. 28(3), pages 297-327, March 1998.
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