How practical is the GCC native Java compiler as a platform for typical open source Java projects? -

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The basic argument of this question is a very serious case It was bad time, and so is hidden in the history of editing. In short, the fop 1.0 is imminent, so the motivation has gone quite a lot. Apart from this, real inspiration is mostly frustration.

Still, there is a fair question - how practical is the GCC native Java Compiler GCJ to create real-world open source Java projects such as FOP? How difficult is it, and what kinds of problems are there? For example, now I understand that the GCJ 1.2 applies the language and is "quite compatible" with the JDK 1.2 libraries - a long way behind Java 6 / 1.6 Also, libgcj lacks many libraries , Specifically related to GUI The ADT is missing, in the case of FOP, this means that the GUI viewer is a problem. Although honestly, whatever is wrong in generating a PSF or PDF, and who is watching?

The Fedora Project has used it for a while to compile some libraries and apps. Can look towards efforts / success.