Ahead of time compiler solutions

Sat Nov 30 02:14:00 GMT 2002

shudo@computer.org writes:
 > 
 > > Philippe> and in addition, several other issues make GCJ as a whole
 > > Philippe> unsuitable for my purposes. It comes down to requiring
 > > Philippe> certification.
 > >
 > > The fact is, we'll probably never get certification. Despite
 > > occasional press releases to the contrary, Sun keeps a tight grip on
 > > the JCK.
[ ... ]
 > Then, I tell [Rob Gingell] that comprehensive test suite is essentially
 > important for quality of Java processing systems. In fact, the JCK
 > (J2SE TCK?) is the only test suite which can ensure that Java systems
 > have achieved producttion quality. We, developers of Java systems
 > including JVM, JIT, Java compilers and so on, hope to access the JCK
 > eagerly.
 > 
 > He answered that it is not difficult to loosen the conditions of the
 > JCK and he has not just tried yet. I was pleased but we have not been
 > able to see any change on the JCK so far.
We've heard several times before that the JCK will be opened, but it
hasn't happened. We're now at the point where we won't believe
anything that we don't see. We're going to press on regardless,
developing our test framework and using others like Jacks.
Andrew.