BW: Cygnus Solutions Releases Open Source GNU Compiler... That Support the Java Language | Linux Today

BW: Cygnus Solutions Releases Open Source GNU Compiler… That Support the Java Language

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 7, 1999

“Now all Java application developers can take advantage of the
significant performance gains offered by GCJ, a Java compiler built
with GNU compiler technology that allows Java source code and Java
byte codes to be compiled to native instructions.”

“GCJ allows developers to write applications in the Java
programming language for Linux and Solaris. By compiling to machine
code rather than bytecode, Cygnus Java Compiler technology enhances
application performance more than twenty times…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

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