Are java executables standalone?

[hill0093]

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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