language support: JVM bytecode, for Java and other JVM targetting langs

[zenaan]

Add support for Java and other languages which target the JVM, by supporting JVM bytecode in WebAssembly, perhaps by compiling Java byte code to WebAssembly, thereby supporting all languages supported by the JVM.

Dependency: WebAssembly runtime GC/ garbage collection support, which is presently in development and/ or being explored.

[jarble]

There are already a few compilers that do this. TeaVM compiles Java bytecode to WebAssembly.

[mimarox]

Now, about three years after the last comment, I've had a look at TeaVM. On their website they speak of transpiling code to JavaScript, but not to WebAssembly. Am I mistaken?