GNU classpath contribution question

2006-02-02 Thread Ken Larson
Hi, I have read the FAQ on contributing to GNU classpath, and I am still left with a question: Let's say for example standard Java defines some constant like FileFormat.BINARY. The Javadoc does not specify the value of this constant. I want to write a replacement for FileFormat, so I

Re: GNU classpath contribution question

2006-02-02 Thread Robert Schuster
Hi Ken, what you describe is called black box testing and is a legit mean. cya Robert Ken Larson wrote: Hi, I have read the FAQ on contributing to GNU classpath, and I am still left with a question: Let's say for example standard Java defines some constant like FileFormat.BINARY. The

Re: GNU classpath contribution question

2006-02-02 Thread Mark Wielaard
Hi Ken, On Wed, 2006-02-01 at 16:09 -0500, Ken Larson wrote: System.out.println(FileFormat.BINARY) and run it against Sun's implementation. I find out that the value is 1, and I put that in my implementation. Is this legit for the purposes of contribuing to classpath? Normally public

Re: GNU classpath contribution question

2006-02-02 Thread Per Bothner
Ken Larson wrote: Let's say for example standard Java defines some constant like FileFormat.BINARY. The Javadoc does not specify the value of this constant. Actually, it probably does: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/constant-values.html -- --Per Bothner [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: GNU classpath contribution question

2006-02-02 Thread Roman Kennke
Hi Ken, Let's say for example standard Java defines some constant like FileFormat.BINARY. The Javadoc does not specify the value of this constant. I want to write a replacement for FileFormat, so I write a program System.out.println(FileFormat.BINARY) and run it against Sun's

Re: GNU classpath contribution question

2006-02-02 Thread Dalibor Topic
On Wed, Feb 01, 2006 at 04:09:00PM -0500, Ken Larson wrote: Hi, I have read the FAQ on contributing to GNU classpath, and I am still left with a question: Let's say for example standard Java defines some constant like FileFormat.BINARY. The Javadoc does not specify the value of this

Re: GNU classpath contribution question

2006-02-02 Thread Andrew Haley
Roman Kennke writes: Hi Ken, Let's say for example standard Java defines some constant like FileFormat.BINARY. The Javadoc does not specify the value of this constant. I want to write a replacement for FileFormat, so I write a program