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<LI><em>From</em>: "Jon A. Lambert" &lt;<A HREF="mailto:Jon.A.Lambert#ix,netcom.com">Jon.A.Lambert#ix,netcom.com</A>&gt;</LI>
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On 26 Feb 98 at 20:18, Ben Greear wrote:
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&gt; What would it take to compile java down into object code (.o files)?
&gt; It's not being done...but I wonder why?  I don't care if I have to
&gt; compile for each platform...if I compile just for win95 80% of my
&gt; users will enjoy a tremendous speedup....

Yes it's being done.  I believe Symantec has such a product. 
I believe Nathan Yospe mentioned a vendor?

There are "free" things being developed but they do ugly things like 
translate Java to C and then compile and link with buggy garbage 
collection libraries and other stuff.  

Aside: Check out &lt;<A  HREF="http://java.pages.de/">http://java.pages.de/</A>&gt;  There's some interesting 
recreations of ancient arcade games there.  

&gt; On a similar level, is this what JIT compilers do?  

I do believe a JIT merely optimizes the .class bytcode for
the particular VM.  

&gt; If so, could not
&gt; someone write a JIT that produces an ordinary exe?

No, because the native code still resides in the VM.

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<LI><strong><A NAME="00614" HREF="msg00614.html">Re: [MUD-Dev]  Why not compile java into object code?</A></strong>, 
Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Fri 27 Feb 1998, 05:09 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00617" HREF="msg00617.html">Why not compile java into object code?</A></strong>, 
Niklas Elmqvist <a href="mailto:d97elm#dtek,chalmers.se">d97elm#dtek,chalmers.se</a>, Fri 27 Feb 1998, 06:05 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00620" HREF="msg00620.html">Re: [MUD-Dev]  Why not compile java into object code?</A></strong>, 
Nathan F Yospe <a href="mailto:yospe#hawaii,edu">yospe#hawaii,edu</a>, Fri 27 Feb 1998, 08:22 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00633" HREF="msg00633.html">Re: [MUD-Dev]  Why not compile java into object code?</A></strong>, 
Ben Greear <a href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</a>, Sat 28 Feb 1998, 00:39 GMT
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Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:Jon.A.Lambert#ix,netcom.com">Jon.A.Lambert#ix,netcom.com</a>, Fri 27 Feb 1998, 06:16 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00622" HREF="msg00622.html">Re: [MUD-Dev]  Why not compile java into object code?</A></strong>, 
Travis Casey <a href="mailto:efindel#polaris,net">efindel#polaris,net</a>, Fri 27 Feb 1998, 12:19 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00609" HREF="msg00609.html">Tutorial: Let's build a Compiler! - Part I: Introduction</A></strong>, 
Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:Jon.A.Lambert#ix,netcom.com">Jon.A.Lambert#ix,netcom.com</a>, Fri 27 Feb 1998, 03:36 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="00608" HREF="msg00608.html">Tutorial: Comments on Hand-crafting a compiler</A></strong>, 
Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:Jon.A.Lambert#ix,netcom.com">Jon.A.Lambert#ix,netcom.com</a>, Fri 27 Feb 1998, 03:30 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="00607" HREF="msg00607.html">Re: [MUD-Dev]  Java and Javascript</A></strong>, 
Mike Sellers <a href="mailto:mike#online-alchemy,com">mike#online-alchemy,com</a>, Thu 26 Feb 1998, 16:13 GMT
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