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Intent to package Jikes



Jikes is a Java compiler that translates Java source files as defined in
The Java Language
Specification (Addison-Wesley, 1996) into the bytecoded instruction set
and binary format
defined in The Java Virtual Machine Specification (Addison-Wesley,
1996). Unlike other
compilers, Jikes accepts the Java language only as specified: not as a
subset, variant, or superset. 

In addition to strictly adhering to specifications, Jikes is faster than
most compilers and can
compute the complete dependency relations in program files. This allows
for the generation of
dependency makefiles suitable for use with make. 

This software is subject to the terms of the IBM Jikes Compiler Open
Source License Agreement available at the following URL:
http://www.ibm.com/research/jikes. Copyright (C) 1996, 1998,
International Business Machines Corporation and others. All Rights
Reserved. You must accept the terms of that agreement to use this
software.

I believe that this license qualifies as DFSG-compliant.  Take a look
and tell me if you disagree.


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