Re: [DotGNU]Re: Support Java for .GNU

[Johan Hanson]

Norbert Bollow wrote:
>
> a) Java bytecode, possibly with some modifications
> b) Microsoft's new bytecode, possibly with some modifications
> c) Create our own bytecode spec from scratch, possibly based on
>    Knuth's ideas

Let me suggest a combination of (a) and (b).
Start with Java bytecode, the Java language and the Java libraries.

Then, extend the bytecode and runtime environment to have
features that are supported by Microsoft's bytecode.
Design the modifications to the bytecode so that a recompiler from
CLR bytecode to DotGNU bytecode would be as simple as possible.

Start with Kaffee or some other existing Java implementation that
is licensed under the GPL. (if any)

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char*s="address@hidden                        ",c,a[40],r[40];q(p,a)char*p
;{*p=(*p?*p-1-a:rand())%24+a;}main(){l:for(c=40;--c;){q(r+c,0);q(a+c,13);
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