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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.

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It is catalogued under the topic Java compilers.

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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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writable file format
Java class file
programmed in
Java
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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).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “javac” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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