[DotGNU]The Java Project Spectrum

[Rhys Weatherley]

There's been a lot of discussion on Java recently.  Below is
a summary of the different approaches.  None of these are
exclusive.  We won't be saying "we'll do it this way and
no other".  They are all fair game for interested parties.

- Class loader for loading .class files into pnet tools. (*)

- JVM front-end to the CVM coder system, to put native
Java bytecode support directly into the engine.

- JVM2IL translator for converting JVM programs into IL
prior to feeding them into regular pnet tools.

- Java language compiler front-end for cscc.

- Modifying GNU Classpath to redirect native methods
to ECMA-compatible CLI facilities.

- JVM assembly code support (JL) in "ilasm". (*)

- JVM back-end support in cscc for compiling all front-end
languages to either JVM or IL. (*)

- Library binding choice in the compiler.  e.g. compiling
Java source using the C# library or the Java library. (*)

(*) indicates things that are already in progress or which
I'll be getting to very shortly, but I've included them for
completeness sake.

Cheers,

Rhys.