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Reputation: 439

How is Javac compiled to an executable?

Javac itself is written in Java but it is provided as an executable file when we download the JDK. What tools are used to compile the Java sources of Javac to an executable?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 329

Answers (1)

Martheen
Martheen

Reputation: 5580

A JDK, called boot JDK which is usually the N-1 version of the JDK you're building, plus C/C++ compilers. At least for OpenJDK, the supported toolchains by Oracle are gcc on Linux, clang on macOS, and msvc on Windows. Additionally, SAP maintains the AIX build using XLC.

Upvotes: 2

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