[Sussex] Java development IDE / compiler...

[Steve Dobson]

Mark

On Wed, Apr 28, 2004 at 04:54:24PM +0100, Mark Harrison wrote:
> OK people...
> 
> ... quick question, what's the best way to get started with Java
> development under Linux?
> 
> I have a working JVM... but what I need is a compiler to get from
> source code to a .jar file.
> 
> Can some one point me at a good URL for this? (or is there likely
> to be one already on my Debian PC without me knowing?)

Jikes is the standard Java compiler for Debian.  But I normally 
download the JDK from sun and use that.

Steve