"Aaron M. Renn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I think having everything work with the JDK will be difficult if not
> impossible.
It would be impossible. GNU Classpath is a clean room implementation,
and we're only working from published specifications.
For instance, my java.lang.String implementation functions as a
perfectly valid String implementation as long as it is not called
"java.lang.String". As soon as you compile it as "java.lang.String",
an out of memory error occurs while the JDK tries to load their
ByteToChar class.
>From a practical standpoint, there's no real reason to support the
JDK. Both Japhar and Kaffe are more portable, and once Classpath is
finished, they'll be better alternatives to using Sun's proprietary
JDK.
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Paul Fisher * [EMAIL PROTECTED]
