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Re: Are java executables standalone?
All the languages and compilers I have used before I started using java made
standalone executables. It is a nuisance that the industry seems to have
quit that neatness option.
Andrew Haley-5 wrote:
>
> hill0093 writes:
> >
> > Are executables compiled from java code standalone,
> > or do they require accompanying files?
> > In both windows and linux?
> > I haven't tried gcc yet.
>
> gcj compiles to native code, but there is still a substantial library.
> For what it's worth, I'm not aware of any programming language that
> generates standalone executables and has no runtime library.
>
> It is possible to link statically against libgcj, and indeed this is
> the default in Windows, but the disadvantage is rather large
> executable files.
>
> Andrew.
>
>
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