GCJ vs. C++ in RAM

Tue Apr 6 18:23:00 GMT 2004

seems like biggest [sic] issue will be the size of libjava.
gcj objects are 1-1 with c++, not much extra goo. unless you're also 
concerned with long/short-ness as well.
Vladimir Levin wrote:
> I am currently evaluating using gcj for an embedded application, and 
> I'd like to get a sense of how large the discrepancy in RAM usage 
> would be depending on whether we went ahead with gcj or stuck to C++. 
> Is it an order of magnitude or is it fairly sensible?
>> I am hoping that I can get some estimates from this list on the RAM 
> consumption of an application written with GCJ vs. C++. The 
> application I have in mind has about 50,000 lines of code, and 
> incorporates multi-threading and sockets. If possible, the C++ 
> implementation would include the Boehm garbage collector, but I 
> wouldn't mind getting an estimate for C++ with and without the garbage 
> collector.
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