Re: Classpath build process and VM-specific issues

[Steven Augart]

Etienne Gagnon wrote:
> the main motivation is for Classpath to use less portable 
> approaches when
> they make CNI faster, as the performance of CNI and the other non-spec 
> compliant
> interfaces is the main objective.

Jikes RVM uses JNI and is unlikely to ever implement CNI.  There are 
other classpath-using VMs that implement JNI.

Obviously, most of those of us who work on a specific VM are thinking 
about what proposals will mean for our particular VM.  For the Jikes 
RVM crowd, Dave Grove, Mike Hind, and I will object loudly to anything 
that really messes up JNI, and I'm sure the other JNI users will speak 
up for their VMs.

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Steven Augart

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