Importance of GCJ vs. JDK

piggysmile · 04-12-2006, 06:08 AM

Is JDK still needed if you have GCJ installed?
What are the advantages of having both?

reddazz · 04-12-2006, 08:56 AM

You don't really need jdk if you have gcj installed. From personal experience, jdk is a lot better than gcj because some apps simply refuse to work properly with gcj but work fine with jdk.

paulsm4 · 04-12-2006, 11:27 AM

If you want a "real Java", you should really download the Sun JDK. Specifically:

1. Sun's JDK is (by definition) 100% conforming to the Java standard. GJC isn't.

2. Sun's JDK writes Java byte code that will run on any platform. GJC doesn't.

3. If you want to work with an IDE like NetBeans or Eclipse, you should download the Sun JDK.

4. If you want to use any of the new Java 5.0 features, you must download the Sun JDK.

IMHO .. PSM