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. > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Are-java-executables-standalone--tf3999688.html#a11360527 Sent from the gcc - Help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
