Am Donnerstag, 27. Januar 2005 19:46 schrieb Dalibor Topic: > Michael Koch wrote: > > Am Donnerstag, 27. Januar 2005 19:21 schrieb Dalibor Topic: > >>Michael Koch wrote: > >>>MainThread is supposed to be used by the VMs. > >> > >>Ok, but ... what is it supposed to be used for? :) > >> > >>The hacking guide doesn't mention it, so I'm curious what it is > >>made for. > > > > It needs some fixes, then it can do what its name suggests: being > > the first thread created that executes the main method. Then the > > JVM dont have to handle this and the -jar handling anymore. > > Could it be renamed, and moved somewhere else, if it's to become a > documented part of the VM interface? > > gnu.classpath.VMsomethingwiththreads for example :)
Sounds like a good idea to move it. GCJ originally named it gnu.gcj.FirstThread. I wonder if it should have a "VM" prefix. Michael -- Homepage: http://www.worldforge.org/ _______________________________________________ Classpath mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/classpath
