[rules-users] Janino vs. Eclipse

[Marcus Ilgner]

On 2/20/07, Dirk Bergstrom <dirk at juniper.net> wrote:
> I do not understand the difference between the Janino and Eclipse options for
> rules compilation.  The documentation only says that there are two options, and
> the javadocs don't really go any further.  Can someone provide more detail?
>
> My questions include:
>
> *) Why would I prefer one over the other?
>
> *) What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
>
> *) In what situations is it necessary to use Janino?  Which ones require Eclipse?
>
> *) Can I use the Eclipse compiler if I'm building rules outside of Eclipse (eg.
> dynamically generated rules in a web application)?
>
> *) I've read that the Eclipse compiler provides some sort of Java 1.5
> compatibility/autoboxing/mumble-mumble.  What's that about?
>
> I'll try to put the answers together into something that can be added to the
> manual (as soon as the manual is again buildable, see
> http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/JBRULES-672).
>
> Thanks.
>
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The biggest difference would be that Janino does not support language
level 1.5. That's definetely a reason to use Eclipse, for me. Beyond
that, I really did not investigate, either.

Greetings
Marcus