Re: Java/C benchmark

1999-05-01 Thread Chris Abbey
Thanks for pointing out the article, made for interesting reading... but I'm afraid I have to say your followup comparisons are unfair... >One interesting point is that TYA is on various benchmarks >2-8 times slower than the Symantec jit included with Sun's java hmmm... one is developed by a l

Re: Sun's HotSpot for win32 available for download !

1999-05-01 Thread Cees de Groot
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write: >Tried it. It works. Don't know how fast it is, maybe someone could make >some real tests with it. > On the JPython list, an adapted version of PyStone, a simple benchmark bundled with Python, showed a dramatic increase up to the same level as C-based Pyth

Re: Possible Java Bug ?

1999-05-01 Thread Chris Abbey
I'm not 100% certain about this, but I think you might be bending the JLS a little bit in what you're trying to do I remember there being a _recommended_ but not _required_ notation recommended for compilers in the inner class specs... something like this$1 to access the enclosing object, and

RE:

1999-05-01 Thread Farhan Killedar
Hi, 1)Could anyone tell me how I could get the javax.swing package. 2)Also does anyone know where i could get a small program which retrieves email from a specific POP 3 account. Thanks Farhan -Original Message- From: Jonathan Knudsen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 2

Re: javax.swing.preview not found

1999-05-01 Thread nmeyers
> At 03:12 a.m. 01/05/99 -0600, you wrote: > >Keep the javax.swing.* line, only remove javax.swing.preview. > > > >--Jeff > > Ok, thankyou, I understand, my problem is that I dont have the javax> package > How could I find it, I´m using Linux 5.2 whith JDK 1.1.7 and there is > not any "javax" i

Re: javax.swing.preview not found

1999-05-01 Thread Bernardo Paz Betancourt
At 03:12 a.m. 01/05/99 -0600, you wrote: >Keep the javax.swing.* line, only remove javax.swing.preview. > >--Jeff Ok, thankyou, I understand, my problem is that I dont have the javax package How could I find it, I´m using Linux 5.2 whith JDK 1.1.7 and there is not any "javax" in the crs.zip (?)

Sun's HotSpot for win32 available for download !

1999-05-01 Thread Constantin Teodorescu
Hello, I have downloaded two hours ago the HotSpot for win32 (Win95/98/NT). Tried it. It works. Don't know how fast it is, maybe someone could make some real tests with it. Nothing exciting to see ... I'm just waiting for Linux jdk 1.2 final release instead :-) Best regards, -- Constantin Teo

Re: Possible Java Bug ?

1999-05-01 Thread Michael Emmel
To extend my own question I think this is a bug since thre is no way for a programmer to intialize the enclsing instance variable. I think that Object should have a methos added. getEnclosingInstance() Then you coud do .. public void callFooBar(){ if( OuterClass.this == nul

I want to help

1999-05-01 Thread William Beebe
I have read at http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/rcringe/rcringe.htm the following: "Having to rely on partners is also causing a delay with Netscape-AOL's Linux ports of its Directory Server and Mail Server products. The problem is in the free Java Runtime Engine (JRE) port, develo

Java/C benchmark

1999-05-01 Thread J.P.Lewis
There is a very good article that benchmarks a number of jvms including the blackdown jdk1.1.7+tya at http://www.javalobby.org/features/jpr One interesting point is that TYA is on various benchmarks 2-8 times slower than the Symantec jit included with Sun's java under Windows (which in turn