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| Started by | John Savard <quadibloc@barney-mail.invalid> |
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| First post | 2014-06-06 21:13 +0000 |
| Last post | 2014-06-09 10:32 +0200 |
| Articles | 3 — 2 participants |
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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
| From | John Savard <quadibloc@barney-mail.invalid> |
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| Date | 2014-06-06 21:13 +0000 |
| Subject | Why Is Android Dependent on Java 6? |
| Message-ID | <lmtaua$gr0$1@speranza.aioe.org> |
Currently, the latest version of Java is Java 8. Installing Java 6 instead creates security problems if one wants to use Java when viewing Internet sites as well, and on top of that, there's a problem (at least on 64-bit Windows) installing 6u45; it says a file is missing; one has to install an earlier version instead. Android uses its own engine to run Java bytecode, the Dalvik compiler. On top of that, Eclipse, the preferred development tool for writing Android programs, has its own open-source compiler for the Java language, the Eclipse Java Compiler. So why does one have to install any software from Oracle on one's system to develop for Android anyways? John Savard
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| From | John Savard <quadibloc@barney-mail.invalid> |
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| Date | 2014-06-06 21:42 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <lmtcku$knj$2@speranza.aioe.org> |
| In reply to | #310 |
On Fri, 06 Jun 2014 21:13:46 +0000, I wrote: > On top of that, Eclipse, the preferred development tool for writing > Android programs, has its own open-source compiler for the Java > language, the Eclipse Java Compiler. Oops, the Eclipse Compiler for Java. John Savard
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| From | "Gavino" <invalid@invalid.invalid> |
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| Date | 2014-06-09 10:32 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <bvl9p5Fo2f1U1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #310 |
"John Savard" <quadibloc@barney-mail.invalid> wrote in message news:lmtaua$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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