Hello I'm seeking "getting started" help. I have a gnawing interest in hacking on classpath, and I have read a couple of times over the guide "hacking.html" that is linked from the GNU site. It's just, I'm having a simultaneous-learning-curve experience, and I'm wondering if anyone on this list can push me off in the right direction to eventually being able to contribute.
My "problems" or rather questions are as follows: 1. I only have experience using one JDK/JRE (Sun's), although I have used it on many platforms. I noticed a strong linkage between Classpath and (of course) the free JVM / compiler implementations. That's cool, I get it, I am just not sure which components each of these tools replace, and what their level of compliance / implementation is. Is there maybe a best order to learn about these tools in? I would like to know Free Java and work on it even, but am not sure how to start. 2. How can I be certain I meet the "clean room" requirement? I have browsed through several of sun's classes several times in source code form as included on my Mac OS X machine. I know that I don't remember any specifics, they were just instructive at the time. Does this count? 3. If I write "pure java" implementations, do I need to worry much about your notes on native code and VM integration? I have not done any JNI programming, but I am okay with learning. I guess, a better question is, what is the view of this project as far as native code, VM integration, etc.? I get the feeling by browsing the classes that there isn't much native code in the non-GUI components. Any "getting started" tips would be much appreciated -- it seems like there's a lot to learn for someone coming from a pure Sun world as far as the raw implementation goes. Cheers Phillip _______________________________________________ Classpath mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/classpath
