Java Reference
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Chapter 7
The GNU Compiler for Java
(gcj)
The GNU Compiler for Java provides a native binary compiler for Java code.
In this chapter we'll show you how to compile a simple binary application from
Java sources.
7.1
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You will learn how to compile a binary executable from Java source code using
the
gcj
compiler.
7.2
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Quite some time ago Richard Stallman started an effort to create a free version
of UNIX called GNU
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(which stands for GNU's Not UNIX—a recursive
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http://www.gnu.org/
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