[j-devel] ABCL REPL runs upon Mono!

[Adam W. <li...@co...>]

Hi all,

If you compile ABCL with a 1.4-class compiler (so it does not generate
Java 1.5/5.0 bytecode) it is possible to run ABCL upon Mono via IKVM:
<http://www.ikvm.net/>

[If you compile with Java 1.5 you'll have StringBuffer issues. This class
is not yet supported via GNU Classpath]

I've been looking for a way to tailor a virtual machine to my requirements
and the Sun JVM is unsuitable. More Free Software/open source development
appears to be directed at the .NET VM, but this VM suffers from a lack of
libraries. IKVM helps bridge that gap.

ikvm and mono-jit from Debian unstable are sufficient to bring up the
REPL:

          ikvm -cp <path to j.jar> org.armedbear.lisp.Main

You'll have to be patient. Even on a fast machine it will probably take
over half a minute to initialise.

Regards,
Adam