cross compile Java/AWT to XScale / Windows Mobile ?

Sat Sep 30 21:15:00 GMT 2006

John R. Broderick wrote:
> I work for a large organization that is primarily a Java shop. We have
> several AWT applications deployed on ARM powered Windows CE devices running
> a PersonalJava JVM. We are upgrading to XScale powered Windows Mobile
> devices and need to make a decision on a JVM for some new applications, as
> well as for running the existing apps.
>> I'm looking at gcj as one of our choices, given that it could save us >
> 20,000ドル annually in JVM licensing fees.
>> I've spent a good part of the last 48 hours surveying the gcc cross
> compiling and gcj newsgroups, but there doesn't seem to be much information
> regarding cross compiling to a windows ce / pocket pc / windows mobile
> environment.
>> Can anybody give me:
> Their opinion regarding whether GNU classpath / gcj is capable of cross
> compiling to my target environment ? [ XScale PXA - 255 running Windows
> Mobile 2003 ] - I know that the arm-windowsce-pe target exists, but I don't
> know if AWT apps will work.
> Their opinion whether the project is stable enough right now that they would
> recommend it themselves for production applications ?
>> Without much tuning, I did try mysaifu with one of our apps on the newer
> device and it promptly ran out of memory. I adjusted the heap size between 1
> MB and 4 MB and it didn't seem to affect the outcome. 
>> Thanks ahead of time for any help. 
>> John
>
Craig Vanderborgh of Voxware is rumored to be running gcj/libgcj on 
arm-wince. You could try to contact him for more information (search 
the archives of this list to find his e-mail address).
David Daney