Re: Why gcj? WAS: Re: Benchmarks (who has the fastest free VM)

[Dalibor Topic]

--- Christopher Granade <address@hidden> wrote:
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> Michael Koch wrote:
> | I currently search some performance comparisons for a german company
> | which thinks about switching to gcj.
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> | Michael
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> I'm new to the list, so excuse me if this is naive, but I don't quite
> understand the idea of gcj. It seems on the surface that precompiling
> defeats the purpose of Java itself: portability. If someone could please
> elaborate, I would much appriciate it.

bytecode is portable, but native objects are fast. So ideally, you'd use
bytecode for distribution, and use native compilation for local deployment.

cheers,
dalibor topic

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