David> I don't think there is an easy solution to this as it is unlikely David> that a single VMInterface will fit the needs of all VMs perfectly. David> In some cases (java.lang.ref.* for example), I don't think that it David> is reasonable for classpath to try to provide an implementation David> that will actually work unchanged on all VMs.
Andrew> Exactly. Classpath should provide a reference implementation, Andrew> we but shouldn't expect every core class to be used unchanged. I agree. I think it is reasonable to expect libgcj to diverge from classpath in some places -- there are areas where libgcj's needs aren't the same as the needs of other VMs. But at the same time, I'd expect VMs that are unusual in other ways (e.g., IKVM or JikesRVM, both "different" in one way or another) to also occasionally have their own divergence. Or, to put it another way, let's distribute some of the divergence; it can't all rest on libgcj. (Which I doubt anyone is proposing anyway.) Tom _______________________________________________ Classpath mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/classpath
