"The GCC Java frontend and associated libjava runtime library have been removed from GCC." https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-7/changes.html …
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But I'm quite thankful for the debloating of GCC and any nasty constraints on GCC internals that are eliminated by removing it.
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Yeah, a bit sad if it's dead though. It was a cool project. (Despite the fact that I used it zero times in 15 years of being a FOSS user.)
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Compiling Java to LLVM IR would probably be a more worthwhile project, if you want/need compiled Java, than having it tied to GCC internals.
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bigger issue here is more Java itself: an IMHO relatively lackluster language ruled over by draconian overlords...
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Java is an awful language and an awful software engineering religion. Symbolic value of removing it can't be overstated.
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GCC's removal of GCJ lends to the narrative that Java is a language that's dying/being abandoned.
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yeah. what interesting aspects it has are overshadowed by what it lacks, the culture around it, and the company which tries to rule over it.
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I actually think, in a vacuum, Java the language is a great response to C++. But agree much of SW engineering doctrine around it is bonkers.
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