Suppose the runtime (version 1.6.0_01-b06) is already installed, but since I do not have enough administrative privileges on this particular PC, it is possible to install the JDK. So, is there any portable JDK or standalone Java compiler for Windows that does not require installation?
You can try to take the tools.jar file from the JDK (you have to copy it from another machine) and see if this works.
javac is essentially a small exe that starts a VM with a specific class for the compiler.
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Jikes.