GCJ

GCJ is a portable, optimizing, ahead-of-time compiler for the Java Programming Language. It can compile Java source code to Java bytecode (class files) or directly to native machine code, and Java bytecode to native machine code. Compiled applications are linked with the GCJ runtime, libgcj, which provides the core class libraries, a garbage collector, and a bytecode interpreter. libgcj can dynamically load and interpret class files, resulting in mixed compiled/interpreted applications. GCJ can also be configured as a cross-compiler, suitable for embedded systems programming.

GCJ support on Windows (Cygwin and MinGW) targets has been enhanced with a number of bugfixes, and the option to build libgcj in DLL form for dynamic runtime linking. Support for JNI, as well as CNI, a more efficient and easier-to-use (though non-standard) API for writing Java methods in C++.