Re: Compiling Java for Cross Platform Compatibility

From: ge0rge (ge0rge_at_privacy.net)
Date: 10/22/03 

Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 09:00:11 +0100

"Starmage" <starmage@dodo.com.au> wrote in message
news:3F962633.9050403@dodo.com.au...
> Hi All
> I think we all know that the claim "Platform Independant" is a little
> liberal.

But in java case, it should work because java compiles to the same bytecode.
It is the jvm's implementation that is different on the various platforms
but I would expect the jvm to interprete the bytecode consistently.

>
> I'm running a Windows XP Home system. Unfortunately the University I
> attend has a Linux/Mac network. We're using the Linux machine for the
> current course I'm in.
>
> Unfortunately I'm having difficulty accessing the linux machines as I
> have a vision impairment. I'm also a little nervous about installing
> Linux at home as the last time I attempted this it wouldn't work.

When last did you attempt to do the installation? and which distro? Linux
installation is becoming more and more of a doddle nowadays. I've used
Mandrake, SuSE and RedHat and they are all pretty much the same with perhaps
Mandrake slightly easier to install. If you have some spare disk space or a
spare drive, you can set up your system for dual boot either to XP or to
Linux. Best of both worlds. Subscribe to one the Linux groups and start
lurking there.

  As
> such I'm wondering if there's an IDE that lets you choose which platform
> you are compiling for and compiles specifically for that system type?

Not that I am aware of. But if I was you, I'd use BlueJ to achieve a
consistent approach (look and feel) for both platforms
http://www.bluej.org/

ge0rge 

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