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But GWT doesn't require eclipse to run? that 150Meg I assume must mean the 10 tonne eclipse IDE? Not GWT.

if you want to run "hosted" mode, where the javascript and java is executed by eclipse, then yes, GWT requires eclipse.

GWT itself does not have a "desktop" mode, it does not have a "desktop" version, and so GWT apps cannot themselves be run as a "desktop" app unless you use the GWT Eclipse-basesd "hosted" mode - or you run the GWT-compiled javascript under Adobe AIR, Mozilla's Gecko / Spidermonkey, etc. etc. etc.

Right yes I don't think GWT is really interested in desktop - unless like you say you compile it, but then its quite different.

I have run it hosted just fine with no eclipse components (only for dev of course) - just the JVM and about 10 meg of jars (or 9 meg dev jar) - I am not sure where you get the 150 meg from though?

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