"Armin Roehrl" <armin / approximity.com> wrote in message
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> Yes. gcc3.0 can even compile java classes into native machine code now.
[gcj]
> Look at: http://gcc.gnu.org/java/

It is interesting. How much of the GNU compiler infrastructure could be
reused for a Ruby compiler?

But a Ruby on Java should be as independent of a specific VM as possible.
This includes the gcj compilers runtime. I.e. targeting gcj specifically
would limit Ruby to that platform - or that is a risc at least.

I think the primary objectives are speed and two-way Ruby to VM class
library integration.

Mikkel