Release 1 of both Zerich 1a and 1b is available for immediate download at <URL:http://www.jos.org/redist/mirror> Zerich is an ERIC sub-project. These classes were compiled first on Windows. Now that I found /usr/include/dlfcn.h, I have been able to compile these classes on Linux, too. The point of this project is to use the SharedLibrary class throughout platform-independent C/C++ code, even though shared libraries are implemented differently on Linux and Windows. SharedLibrary is integrated into the C++ environment, so you can write code like this: void example() { SharedLibrary a = "jvm"; SharedLibrary b = a; void (*decaf_main)( int argc, char *argv[], kernel *k ); decaf_main = a.getMethod( "decaf_main" ); } NativeLibrary is a pure virtual class, like an interface, for a native library. SharedLibrary is an integrated wrapper for NativeLibrary. The purpose is clear. I want a NativeLibrary that only a native library factory can instantiate. At the same time, I want a SharedLibrary that is fully integrated into the C/C++ environment. The critical part for a virtual machine, like decaf, is to implement the native library factory. Note: Linux returns a symbol, not a method. _______________________________________________ Kernel maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jos.org/mailman/listinfo/kernel
