APPENDIX C
Compact Profiles
The Java Development Kit (JDK) consists of the Java Language, development tools such as Java compiler, debugger, etc., and the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). The JRE is a subset of JDK and it consists of libraries, the Java virtual machine, and deployment toolkits. Libraries in the JRE can be subdivided into the following four categories:
- Lang and util base libraries
- Other base libraries
- Integration libraries
- User interface toolkits
Before Java SE 8, the JRE distribution was based on the all-or-nothing strategy. There was only one bundle of the JRE for a platform that contained libraries in all the four categories. ...
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