Re: Classpath / GCJ java.io Merge

[Tom Tromey]

>>>>> "Mark" == Mark Wielaard <address@hidden> writes:

>> http://gcc.gnu.org/java/libgcj-classpath-compare.html

Mark> BTW Tom, when are you going to enable the automatic updater of that
Mark> page? It is already a bit out of sync with reality again.

I'll try to do it soon.  I wanted to get the nightly build stuff set
up first (now done) and let it run for a while to iron out any
problems (also done).

Mark> I recently looked at the char conversion code of libgcj and
Mark> although it is nicer then the Classpath one it isn't
Mark> optimal. James Clark recently found a bug in it that shows up
Mark> when a converter cannot make progress anymore because the output
Mark> buffer was full and the input buffer was empty.

Yeah, we've run into bugs in this from time to time.  There is also PR
libgcj/1379 -- the libgcj converters have no way to signal that
something has gone wrong.

Tom