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A standard on how to interact with Java compilers programmatically was specified in [[Java Community Process|JSR]] 199.

== Major Java compilers ==

As of 2012, the following are major Java compilers:{{citation needed|date=February 2012}}

* The Java Programming Language Compiler ([[javac]]), included in the [[Java Development Kit]] from [[Oracle Corporation]], open-sourced since 13 November 2006.

* [[GNU Compiler for Java]] (GCJ), a part of the [[GNU Compiler Collection]], which compiles [[C++ (programming language)|C]], [[Fortran]], [[Pascal programming language|Pascal]] and other [[programming language]]s besides Java. It can also generate [[native code]] using the back-end of GCC.

* Eclipse Compiler for Java (ECJ), an open source [[incremental compiler]] used by the [[Eclipse (software)|Eclipse]] project.

== See also ==

* The Java Programming Language Compiler ([[javac]]), included in the [[Java Development Kit]] from [[Oracle Corporation]], open-sourced since 13 November 2006.

* Jaccelerator - a semantic compressor with Java compiler<ref>

* [[GNU Compiler for Java]] (GCJ), a part of the [[GNU Compiler Collection]], which compiles [[C++ (programming language)|C]], [[Fortran]], [[Pascal programming language|Pascal]] and other [[programming language]]s besides Java. It can also generate [[native code]] using the back-end of GCC.

* Eclipse Compiler for Java (ECJ), an open source [[incremental compiler]] used by the [[Eclipse (software)|Eclipse]] project.

==External links==

* [http://openjdk.java.net/groups/compiler/ Sun's OpenJDK javac page]

* [http://www.jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=199 JSR 199] Java Compiler API [[Java Specification Request]] for invoking the Java compiler from a Java program

* [http://people.cis.ksu.edu/~hatcliff/605/XC/java-comp.pdf.gz ''A Formal Introduction to the Compilation of Java''], Stephan Diehl, "Software - Practice and Experience", Vol. 28(3), pages 297-327, March 1998.

== See also ==

* Jaccelerator - a semantic compressor with Java compiler<ref>

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== References ==

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==External links==

* [http://openjdk.java.net/groups/compiler/ Sun's OpenJDK javac page]

* [http://www.jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=199 JSR 199] Java Compiler API [[Java Specification Request]] for invoking the Java compiler from a Java program

* [http://people.cis.ksu.edu/~hatcliff/605/XC/java-comp.pdf.gz ''A Formal Introduction to the Compilation of Java''], Stephan Diehl, "Software - Practice and Experience", Vol. 28(3), pages 297-327, March 1998.

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