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Re: GCJ and EGCS problem!

> Date: Sat, 01 May 1999 01:44:38 -0500
> From: Moinak Ghosh <moinakg@cisco.com>
> 
> Hi,
> 
>    Why is gcj tied to the egcs tree ?  Can't I get just 
> the gcj code separately ?

gcj is mostly just a layer on the front of egcs which reads Java
source instead of C.  You still need to build the bulk of the
compiler, which is standard egcs.

> I already have gcc 2.8.1 installed and functioning
> perfectly and downloading & installing a huge egcs tree
> is *not* an option for me. Does this mean I am left out
> in the cold !!

Unless you can find someone to build gcj for you, it probably does.
Sorry.

Andrew.