>> > Does anyone think we need a free software replacement for javac which
>> > isn't already accomplished by using Kiev?
>>
>> Regardless of whether it is needed or not, I am (actively) working on
>> such a thing right now. It should be finished by the end of the
>> semester (or I'm in trouble). It's for a class so I have to do it
>> alone, but at the end of the semester I should be able to let it
>> loose.
>What's the source language for this project? I'd like to see a javac
>replacement written in Java (Kiev is written in Kiev and has a few
>limitations on java code that it will accept). It sounds like it will
>definitely be useful.
I think, pizza is a good replaysment for javac. Maybe a bit unoptimized
output bytecode (caused by _very_fast_ compilation), and small
incompatibilities with inner classes (maybe already fixed, I don't
know) - otherwise it's a perfect tool.
