GCJ Status

Status of GCJ as of GCC 3.2. Improvements that are only in current development versions are marked as "in CVS".

Core Features

Compile Java source code ("ahead-of-time") to native (machine) code,
Compile Java bytecode (.class files) to native (machine) code,
Compile Java source code to .class files (javac replacement).
A byte-code interpreter, allowing support for ClassLoaders, and dynamically loaded classes. Corresponds to JDK's java command.
Support for JNI, as well as CNI, a more efficient and easier-to-use (though non-standard) API for writing Java methods in C++.
Verification, both at compile time (compiling classes to native) and run-time (loading classes). Both miss some tests, and you should not (yet) rely on their correctness for security.
A "conservative" garbage collector.
Replacements for the jar, javah, rmic, and rmiregistry programs.
An extensive class library - see below.

Implemented Packages

You can also see a comparison of libgcj with the JDK. This is updated nightly. It is run against the cvs trunk, and includes GNU Crypto in its analysis. This is the most up-to-date analysis of API differences.

java.applet

Believed to be complete, but note that without a functional AWT it isn't very useful.

java.awt

A lot of code exists, but not enough for use in real applications.

java.beans

Believed to be functional and complete, should be compatible with JDK 1.4.

java.io

java.lang

java.lang.ref

java.lang.reflect

Ok. Does not check access permissions.

java.math

java.net

java.nio

The public interface is ready, but the implementation is not working yet.

java.rmi

java.security

Code exist; completeness unknown.

java.sql

Ok, should be compatible with JDK 1.4.

java.util

java.util.jar

java.util.regex

java.util.zip

java.text

Ok, but most localization data not available.

javax.accessibility

Some code; status unknown.

javax.crypto

We recommend using GNU Crypto.

javax.naming

Complete, but no providers written.

javax.sql

Some code; status unknown.

javax.swing

Some code, but not enough for real applications.

javax.transaction

Complete, but no providers written.

You can also see a comparison of our classes with GNU Classpath's. Differences here are merged from time to time. You can also see a comparison of the GUI branch with GNU Classpath.

Supported Targets

GNU/Linux on the Pentium-compatible PCs (i5686-pc-linux-gnu)

FreeBSD on the Pentium-compatible PCs (i5686-pc-freebsd*)

GNU/Linux on Alpha (alpha*-*-linux-gnu)

GNU/Linux on the Itanium (ia64) architecture (ia64-*-linux-gnu)

GNU/Linux on PowerPC

GNU/Linux on AMD x86-64 ("Hammer") architecture (x86_64-*-linux-gnu)

Ok, in CVS (but building with multilibs enabled needs libtool patch).

Solaris 2.5.1, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8 on SPARC (sparc*-sun-solaris2.5678)

Ok for 32- and 64-bit ABIs. Byte-code interpreter not currently supported.

SGI Irix 6.5 on Mips (mips-sgi-irix6.5)

Some tricks required to build. Byte-code interpreter not currently supported. No SEGV handler available.

Windows on the Intel PC platform, using the MingW32 compiler (i5686-pc-mingw32)

Works for target; works for host (in CVS). Is incomplete.

PPC Darwin (including MacOS X)

Some kludges needed.

DEC OSF 4.0f and OSF 5.1 on Alpha (alpha-dec-osf4.0f, alpha-dec-osf5.1)

Bare metal ARM ELF using newlib (arm-elf)

Ok, in CVS. No threads, file I/O or networking.

Bare metal XScale ELF using newlib (xscale-elf)

Ok. No threads, file I/O or networking.

IBM s390x

Ok, in CVS.

GNU/Linux on Hitachi SH-3/4 micro-controller (sh34-*-linux)

Ok, in CVS.