RE: [cp-patches] Patch: support for reading directories viaURL.openConnection()

[Jeroen Frijters]

Archie Cobbs wrote:
> OK, I'm just pointing out that this is VM specific. For example,
> because JC has a WAT compiler instead of a JIT compiler, and doesn't
> try to do any fancy optimizations of "first active use", the presence
> of a static initializer doesn't add any additional overhead at all.

Huh? When does the static initializer run and how do you determine if it
needs to run?

> My meta-point is that there is a grey area between a change being
> obviously "good" for all VM's and being just a VM-specific 
> optimization or convenience change.

I agree, we are fortunate to have quite a few different (and sometimes
very different) VMs that use GNU Classpath. Like most people I'm self
centered ;-), but I expected others to speak up when I (or someone else)
suggests an "optimization" that really hurts them.

Regards,
Jeroen