Re: TVT Merge

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From: Godmar Back (gback@cs.utah.edu)
Date: Mon Dec 07 1998 - 22:39:48 EST


>
> Hi,
>
> I noticed that "exceptObj" is defined as a java.lang.Throwable in
> java/lang/Thread.java, but as a struct Hkaffe_util_Ptr* in the
> include file java_lang_Throwable.h (ie, "make derived-files" yeilds
> inconsistent results).
>
> Are there any problems changing java_lang_Throwable.h to reflect
> reality (ie, make it a struct Hjava_lang_Throwable*) and fixing the
> corresponding references in the code? Will this screw up garbage
> collection since kaffe_util_Ptr is treated specially?
>

 Also, the gc doesn't look at java_lang_Throwable.h at all;
it looks at the class file when computing the gc_layout -- so changing
java_lang_Throwable.h won't change anything in this respect.

        - Godmar
        


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