javac
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- Software.name
- javac
- Software.caption
- Java Compiler
- Software.programming language
- Java
- Software.operating system
- Cross-platform
- Software.genre
- Compiler
- Software.license
- GNU General Public License
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javac (pronounced "java-see") is the primary Java compiler included in the Java Development Kit (JDK) from Oracle Corporation. Martin Odersky implemented the GJ compiler, and his implementation became the basis for javac.
The compiler accepts source code conforming to the Java language specification (JLS) and produces Java bytecode conforming to the Java Virtual Machine Specification (JVMS).
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