RE: [cp-patches] RFC: implementation of getPackage for the vmreference

[Jeroen Frijters]

Nicolas Geoffray wrote:
> Why should it be native? It might be the same work for all VMs.
> Maybe we could add a static initializer to VMClassLoader
> that would look for java.boot.class.path property and fill 
> the packages (eg the directories) it finds in the
> definedPackages hashmap.

I just assumed it would have to be native, but I don't really know which
VMs use VMClassLoader as-is (I don't use it, for example). If a
non-native implementation that works for everyone (that uses the
reference VMClassLoader) is possible, then that would obviously be the
best option.

Regards,
Jeroen