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Roger Meier commented on THRIFT-3581:
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ok, we are fine with this as long as everything is Apache 2
> Pure Java build of the Thrift compiler using NestedVM [WIP]
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> Key: THRIFT-3581
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/THRIFT-3581
> Project: Thrift
> Issue Type: New Feature
> Components: Compiler (General)
> Reporter: Benjamin Gould
> Assignee: Benjamin Gould
> Priority: Minor
> Attachments: thrift-compiler-0.9.4-SNAPSHOT-sources.jar,
> thrift-compiler-0.9.4-SNAPSHOT.jar
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> I've developed a build process for building the Thrift compiler as a JAR file
> that can be run on a JVM and requires no dependencies by cross-compiling the
> executable with NestedVM.
> I think this could be use for the following, among other things:
> 1) Building Thrift plugins for IDEs written in Java
> 2) Integration into Java build tools like Ant and Maven
> 3) Calling the compiler from a Java program when the host platform is unknown
> Also, I see this as providing a way to potentially allow people to create
> third party "plugins" for the compiler... Java and the plethora of JVM
> language available might make creating new generators much more approachable
> for people not comfortable with C++... and also in Java it is not complicated
> to load code dynamically based on a class name as long as it is on the
> classpath.
> In any case, I have a working prototype, but it is far from battle tested.
> For the inpatient, I'm attaching a snapshot build to this ticket, but you can
> also find the source and build instructions here:
> https://github.com/bgould/thrift/tree/nestedvm/contrib/nestedvm
> Will open a pull request when I feel all of the wrinkles have been ironed out
> (it is close, and quite usuable already) to see if it might be appropriate to
> bring this into the contrib/ folder, or even include as an artifact in the
> Maven repos for a future release.
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