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| From | "Gavino" <invalid@invalid.invalid> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.softwaretools |
| Subject | Re: Why Is Android Dependent on Java 6? |
| Date | Mon, 9 Jun 2014 10:32:39 +0200 |
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"John Savard" <quadibloc@barney-mail.invalid> wrote in message news:lmtaua$gr0$1@speranza.aioe.org... > > Android uses its own engine to run Java bytecode, the Dalvik compiler. > > On top of that, Eclipse, the preferred development tool for writing > Android programs, has its own open-source compiler for the Java language, > the Eclipse Java Compiler. > > So why does one have to install any software from Oracle on one's system > to develop for Android anyways? Since Eclipse is written in Java, a JRE is required in order to run it. Also, if you want javadocs and source code for the predefined Java classes to be available, you will have to install a full JDK.
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Why Is Android Dependent on Java 6? John Savard <quadibloc@barney-mail.invalid> - 2014-06-06 21:13 +0000 Re: Why Is Android Dependent on Java 6? John Savard <quadibloc@barney-mail.invalid> - 2014-06-06 21:42 +0000 Re: Why Is Android Dependent on Java 6? "Gavino" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-06-09 10:32 +0200
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