So, it seems that most of what Sun provides is just Java code for
various added APIs with new releases of software.
Granted, version 1.5 has lots of changes in the actual language, but
from what I understand, these changes are mostly cosmetic and do not
change the actual bytecode the compiler produces. If that's the case,
shouldn't someone be able to make the new 1.5 classes available to the
JRE and provide 1.5 considerably earlier?
Retroweaver is a tool that enables you to take advantage of the new
Java 1.5 language features in your source code, while still retaining
compatability with 1.4 (and older) virtual machines. Retroweaver
operates by transforming Java class files compiled by a 1.5 compiler
into class files which can be run on an older virtual machine."
Which means you will still need a Solaris, Linux, or Windows box to
compile on, but then you can test and deploy on Mac WITH most of the
new 1.5 features.
Scott
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