Re: Classpath build process and VM-specific issues

[Andrew Haley]

Etienne Gagnon writes:
 > On Wed, Apr 07, 2004 at 11:42:08AM +0100, Andrew Haley wrote:
 > >  > Platform = Machine + OS. I don't have any reference, but I believe that
 > >  > Etienne is right in saying that the same library should be usuable with
 > >  > all JVMs on a specific platform.
 > > 
 > > But it's not necessarily possible.  Clearly it's desirable, no
 > > argument there.
 > 
 > The JNI specification says otherwise.

No, it doesn't.  It says that it's a goal.

 > >  > All the Java code would ever see are RawData references, but the JNI
 > >  > layer knows that all RawData references are actually 32 or 64 bit (or
 > >  > whatever that platform requires).
 > > 
 > > This seems to be identical to my proposal.
 > > 
 > > I no longer understand what we're arguing about...
 > 
 > Why don't you show me the native couterpart of your proposal?  I've
 > been asking for it for some time, now, so that we can comment on it.
 > If it's better than my proposal, fine, but I need to actually see it
 > to make my mind about it.
 > 
 > I've been showing code specifically so that we discuss about
 > *concrete* things. 

Okay.  Since there's been so much confusion I agree that's a good idea.

Andrew.