Is there a llvm java front end that converts java source to llvm's intermediate form?

Question

From what I\'ve read, there is a llvm program that converts java bytecode to llvm\'s intermediate form called class2llvm. My question is, how do I access this. What front en

Answer 1

You may take a look at dragonegg, which enables llvm to use gcc's frontends. As gcc already has a frontend for java, called gcj, perhaps llvm can use it to compile java code. But I'm not sure how well llvm interfaces with the gcc frontend, so this may not work.