[fedora-java] Which JVM is faster

[Tom Tromey]

>>>>> "C" == C F Scheidecker Antunes <nando at antunes.eti.br> writes:

C> Is there any benchmark comparison between JVMs?

Here's one:

http://www.shudo.net/jit/perf/

C> I wonder if the one that comes with FC4 is as fast or faster and if it
C> is 100% compatible with all java apps.

C> Any thoughts on that?

No free VM is 100% compatible, as the class libraries are not yet
finished.

gcj code is sometimes faster than the proprietary JITs, though lately
we have been falling behind, I think.  Also we pay a price for the BC
ABI.

Tom