On 10/18/07, Evan Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Python uses .pyc, for what it's worth.
Rubinius is already using .rbc, I'd rather see .rbj for JRuby. > > Evan > > On 10/18/07, Charles Oliver Nutter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So yeah, the compiler's done, it can compile ahead-of-time to binary > > files you can load and run and all that. Currently the extension for > > those files is .class, but that's started to bother me a bit. > > > > Here's the deal...it's not "really" a Java class file. You can't load > > the class it contains and instantiate it normally and start calling > > methods. It's just a bag of methods and runtime junk for the compiled > > code. There will be an eventual compiler that can produce things more > > like normal class files, but this isn't it. > > > > I'm also planning a modification to the load sequence that will allow > > loading these compiled format files directly out of load path, rather > > than requiring classpath changes. So if you compile some/dir/foo.rb to > > some/dir/foo.class, the load sequence will see the compiled version and > > load that. > > > > Because the loading of these compiled files requires a JRuby runtime and > > extra logic to launch them correctly, I'm starting to think that naming > > them .class isn't appropriate. They're really a custom format/layout for > > JRuby that just happens to use the Java class file format and bytecode. > > Beyond that, they're JRuby-specific. > > > > So what would you all say to having the compiler produce a different > > extension, like .rbj for "ruby compiled to Java bytecode"? I think it > > better reflects the actual format and the way the files should be used, > > and it would basically eliminate the chance of someone confusing this > > for a normal Java class and intentionally (or accidentally) using it in > > their own Java code. > > > > Thoughts? > > > > - Charlie > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from this list please visit: > > > > http://xircles.codehaus.org/manage_email > > > > > > > -- > Evan Weaver > Cloudburst, LLC > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list please visit: > > http://xircles.codehaus.org/manage_email > > -- thanks, -pate ------------------------- Duty makes us do things, Love make us do things well. http://on-ruby.blogspot.com http://on-erlang.blogspot.com http://on-soccer.blogspot.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list please visit: http://xircles.codehaus.org/manage_email
