j-- Compiler

j-- is a compiler for a language (also called j--) that is a non-trivial subset of the Java programming language. Refer to The j-- Language Specification for the formal details about the j-- language.The compiler. The j-- compiler generates code for the Java Virtual Machine (JVM).

The following command compiles the compiler:

$ ant

The following command runs the compiler and prints the usage string:

$ ./bin/j-- 

The following command compiles a test j-- program HelloWorld.java using the j-- compiler, which translates the program into a JVM bytecode program HelloWorld.class:

$ ./bin/j-- tests/HelloWorld.java

The following command runs the HelloWorld.class program using the JVM:

$ java HelloWorld

Software Dependencies

• OpenJDK
• Ant