Workflow and Compiling an Application

[Michael J McGonagle <fndsnd at earthlink dot net>]

Hello All,

Thanks to everyone for the help in setting up the various java things
(Sun, IBM, and gcj). I finally figured out that the problem is that I am
running on Mandrake 8.0, and this is an untested platform. I wonder how
many problems other than the ones I have with 'javadoc' will crop up.

One of my goals for my project is to make sure that it is 100% Java
Compatible. In making sure that this is possible, I want to make sure
that I can use various compilers. I have the default 'javac', as well as
'jikes' and 'gcj'.

My question, is there any difference in compile times with 'gcj'
depending on the format of the input (*.java vs. *.class). I figure my
work/compile flow would be as follows:

1. Compile using 'jikes' to *.class
	(from here I can test the code with 'java' or 'kaffe')
2. Compile using 'gcl' to binary


Does this sound similar to anyone else's workflow, I would be interested
in hearing any comments about your tests with other methods of compiling
(ie from *.java vs *.class).

Thanks,

Mike