> > Nope, Delphi compiles to a set of Intel CPU byte codes. The windows API
> has
> > _nothing_ to do it with, except for the format of the EXE and the
> occasional
> > JMP or CALL statement to strange and far off places.
>
> you lost the argument when you said 'except' though you could have got me
by
> making the distinction between the linker and the compiler
well, maybe, yeah.... Java has no linker, just a compiler. It has a
packager, tho, which is pretty much just pkzip (jar files)
> Oh yes there is - I'll send you a 'CPU' and you show me how you can run a
> program on it
Fair enough.
> give me a 'Virtual Machine' (which encompasses CPU/IO/Memory) and I'll
write
> a program for it
then Java compiles to a virtual machine, which could be made real, and
Delphi compiles to a real machine, that can be virtual. No real difference.
Its just that Java's machine is usually software, and Delphi's is usually
hardware.
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