Re: Dependencies files

[Mark Wielaard]

Hi,

On Thu, 2003-07-17 at 10:44, Andy Walter wrote:
> Currently, we write those dependencies manually (our Builder tool 
> automatically checks, however, for false entries). We want to enhance our 
> Builder to generate those files in the near future. Since the Builder is not 
> free software, we can only contribute a binary version of it.

The GNU Classpath project will not accept contributions of proprietary
programs or files that can only be generated/read by them. But hand
maintained dependencies files could still be interesting if shared by
multiple projects (more hands to keep the work light).

I will try to convince the gcj developers to take a look at them (hi
guys, you have been CCed, the files in question can be found in GNU
Classpath CVS as e.g. java/util/class-dependencies.conf).

gcj currently also use a hand maintained list but 'in source'. Basically
they add a SomeOtherClass.class statements to a class that (indirectly)
uses some other class through reflection. That way the linker links in
the complete class (not just the referenced methods as the
class-dependencies files seem to indicate JamaicaVM does).
On the other hand they don't have to add references that occur in
'native code' since they use CNI which basically means that the linker
can treat C++ and Java class the same and sees who uses what directly.

Cheers,

Mark