javac

javac (pronounced "java-see") is the primary Java compiler included in the Java Development Kit (JDK) from Oracle Corporation. Martin Odersky implemented the GJ compiler, and his implementation became the basis for javac.

This article is about Oracle's Java compiler. For a general article about Java compilers, see Java compiler.
javac
Written inJava
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeCompiler
LicenseGNU General Public License
Websitewww.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

The compiler accepts source code conforming to the Java language specification (JLS) and produces Java bytecode conforming to the Java Virtual Machine Specification (JVMS).

javac is itself written in Java. The compiler can also be invoked programmatically.

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