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[java] I need a java compiler for dos...

Started by Kolbe May 22, 2002 at 5:52 PM 10 replies 650+ views
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Kolbe
Kolbe
Hello there!! I need urgently a java compiler for dos or win3.1 because I need to travel and I only have a portable computer that has that OS. Would someone help me?? By the way, other compilers for dos or win 3.x, like c/c++, basic, prolog, but principally JAVA and C++. Best wishes. Kolbe ----- Esperanza es la ultima a morrir!! Ajuda-me si puderes!!
GarlandIX
GarlandIX
I don''t know any java compilers, but here are some c/c++ ones:
djgpp
Borland Turbo C 2.01 (C only)
Watcom
As far as I know, djgpp is considered the best and is the most popular. Turbo C is also good as well because it comes with the BGI(Borland Graphics Interface) and doesn''t take as much disk space as djgpp. Hope this helps!

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Arild Fines
Arild Fines
quote:
Original post by gregellwood
Just download a JDK from http://www.javasoft.com - You actually use the Java Compiler (javac.exe) from the command line anyway.

That doesnt mean it will run under DOS. The JDK requires Win32.



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FuMo
FuMo
You maybe better off installing a copy of linux on your machine. But if it really is as old as you say it is java is going to run like a pig on your machine.
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Idej-Avaj
Idej-Avaj
quote:
Original post by Arild Fines
That doesnt mean it will run under DOS. The JDK requires Win32.



Not really... because the command prompt in Win9x IS dos. Too bad I don''t have a machine with Win 3.1 anymore.


Arild Fines
Arild Fines
quote:
Original post by Idej-Avaj

Not really... because the command prompt in Win9x IS dos. Too bad I don''t have a machine with Win 3.1 anymore.

You are missing some very important pieces of the puzzle here - first of all, command.com is NOT DOS. It may be a 16 bit executable on Win9x, but its only the shell from DOS, not DOS itself.
Second - the nature of command.com doesnt change a thing - the JDK still requires a 32 bit environment to run. You dont have a 32 bit environment when running under DOS or Win3.1.
Its all very simple to understand, really.

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nonnus29
nonnus29
I had a 486 toshiba running win 95 that had a 350MB hard drive and java 1.1 sdk installed... that was before the movers destroyed it that is! It also had an old version of JPad on it! Now that was a nice editor...

So... see if you can download java 1.1 from sun.
LessBread
LessBread
Java won''t run on Win 3.1 - you need at least W95. Maybe you can find the Win32s (good luck) install that and see if you can get javac to run, but I doubt it. Maybe W95 will run on it (486 DX2 16 Mb Ram?) or install Linux on the box and run java that way - in either case like FuMo said java will be slooowwww. What are the specs of your box?

IMO, grab a 16 bit C/C++ compiler from the list above.
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cyrax256
cyrax256
You just can have a Java compiler for Dos... Sorry...

Every file you compile must have the .java extension, and 4 letter extensions are impossible in Dos...

LessBread
LessBread
quote:
Original post by Anonymous Poster
Try this: http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/adk

Ach! Well, what do ya know? I''ll be darn! There''s your solution.
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