> From: Christopher Schultz [mailto:ch...@christopherschultz.net] > Subject: Re: svn commit: r1302649 - > /tomcat/trunk/java/org/apache/catalina/startup/Catalina.java
> There seems to be a difference between "system" and "bootstrap" > but it's not evident merely from reading the javadoc. The bootstrap classloader (aka null or primordial classloader) is the one the JVM uses to load the standard JRE classes - the ones in rt.jar and a few other places; it cannot be overridden. The system classloader is the one that handles the classpath setting, and can be specified by system property if you don't want the default behavior. The parent of all classloaders is eventually the bootstrap classloader, simply because that's what you get when the classloader reference is null. > In this case, system ~= bootstrap I have no idea what "~=" means, but it is never true that the system classloader is the same as the bootstrap classloader. - Chuck THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE PROPRIETARY MATERIAL and is thus for use only by the intended recipient. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the e-mail and its attachments from all computers.
