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Tim Ellison wrote:
>>> I haven't been paying close attention so this may be a dumb question...
>>> what about using jikes? Jikes is nice for Java VM projects where you
>>> have a bootstrap problem associated with Java compilers themselves
>>> written in Java.
>> Well, we have* our own VM, right?
>>
>> * have => ok, in the future...
> 
> I assume that Archie meant the Jikes compiler, right?

Yes..

> Not sure whether that is under active development.  The last release I
> can see in their archive is 2004-10-03.

I'm not sure either. It works fine for pre-1.5 java source code.
I mention it only as an option. It has always worked fine for me,
and not relying on Java is always available (and consistent).

-Archie

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Archie Cobbs      *        CTO, Awarix        *      http://www.awarix.com