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<h2 id="history">History</h2>
<p>On 13 November 2006, Sun's <a href="/facts/HotSpot_(virtual_machine)/m6vjRXvm">HotSpot</a> <a href="/facts/Java_virtual_machine/l9Nzrsun">Java virtual machine</a> (JVM) and <a href="/facts/Java_Development_Kit/qL5cDos6">Java Development Kit</a> (JDK) were made available<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> under the <a href="/facts/GPL/S75KhLSX">GPL</a> license.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a>
</p><p>Since version 0.95, <a href="/facts/GNU_Classpath/rMSHp6ce">GNU Classpath</a>, a <a href="/facts/Free_Java_implementations/CrcKCJ37">free implementation</a> of the <a href="/facts/Java_Class_Library/ntRSwVde">Java Class Library</a>, supports compiling and running javac using the Classpath <a href="/facts/Run-time_system/YmCuC4xP">runtime</a> — <a href="/facts/GNU_Interpreter_for_Java/dzF8Ryvl">GNU Interpreter for Java</a> (GIJ) — and compiler — <a href="/facts/GNU_Compiler_for_Java/dzF8Ryvl">GNU Compiler for Java</a> (GCJ) — and also allows one to compile the <a href="/facts/GNU_Classpath/rMSHp6ce">GNU Classpath</a> class library, tools and examples with javac itself.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
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<li>Free and open-source software portal</li><li>Computer programming portal</li></ul>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Java_compiler/ajRWJnlW">Java compiler</a> – for a general presentation of Java compilers, and a list of other existing alternative compilers.</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Java_(software_platform)/fpn6x8WL">Java Platform</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/OpenJDK/KDzob3aF">OpenJDK</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="http://openjdk.java.net/groups/compiler/">The Compiler Group</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=199">JSR 199</a> Java Compiler API <a href="/facts/Java_Specification_Request/LFQVV4Ik">Java Specification Request</a> for invoking the Java compiler from a Java program</li>
<li><a href="http://hg.openjdk.java.net/">Mercurial repository</a></li>
<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se7/html/index.html">Java Language Specification</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>"Preface to Java Generics". <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se7/html/jls-0-preface3.html" target="_blank">https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se7/html/jls-0-preface3.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Silverman, Shawn (30 August 2002). "Java Tip 131: Make a statement with javac!". JavaWorld. Retrieved 2020-07-14. [...]an application can access javac programmatically. <a href="https://www.infoworld.com/article/2077497/java-tip-131--make-a-statement-with-javac-.html" target="_blank">https://www.infoworld.com/article/2077497/java-tip-131--make-a-statement-with-javac-.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>"Sun opens Java (feature story)". sun.com. Sun Microsystems, Inc. 13 November 2006. Archived from the original on 5 January 2007. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070105195350/http://www.sun.com/2006-1113/feature/story.jsp" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20070105195350/http://www.sun.com/2006-1113/feature/story.jsp</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>Sun's OpenJDK Hotspot page <a href="https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/HotSpot/Main" target="_blank">https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/HotSpot/Main</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>"This release supports compiling and running the GPL OpenJDK javac compiler[...]" site visit (narrow);
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"GNU Classpath 0.95 Announcement". <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/announce/20070423.html" target="_blank">https://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/announce/20070423.html</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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