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In article <5b803018.0401082004.5da503a3@posting.google.com>,
 anonym1723@aol.com (Math1723) wrote:

> I wanted to find out what Java compilers with modern IDE's are
> available for Panther?  I see that Metrowerks has a Java compiler for
> CodeWarrior 8, but has stopped supporting Java as of CodeWarrior 9. 
> (And I understand that Metrowerks doesn't support CodeWarrior 8 on
> Panther.)  Borland had a version of JBuilder for Mac OS X which I saw
> demoed at WWDC a year or two ago, but is it still available and
> working for Panther?  Apple's XCode can compile Cocoa apps in Java,
> but can I create cross-platform executables in Java with these Apple
> tools?

Although unsupported, CodeWarrior 8 does run under Panther, so you can 
use it for Java development if you wish.  Personally I really like the 
CW IDE for editing files and the compile speed is great, but it has 
always been a tad awkward launching and debugging Java apps (especially 
command line tools that use command line arguments and/or stdin/stdout).

Xcode is also an option.  It doesn't require you to use any of the Cocoa 
APIs so you can build cross platform Java apps if you wish.  Code 
completion doesn't work with Java yet, which is annoying.  By default, 
Xcode uses javac for the compiler, which is quite slow.  You can opt to 
use the jikes compiler which is comparable in speed to CW.

Between the two I think CW has the edge in usability, but it may not be 
worth the extra $, especially given the fact that it is unsupported on 
Panther.

Dave