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Re: PATCH: remove all traces of java.io.FileDescriptor from java.net
- From: Bryce McKinlay <bryce at waitaki dot otago dot ac dot nz>
- To: Jeff Sturm <jsturm at one-point dot com>
- Cc: Tom Tromey <tromey at redhat dot com>, java-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 13:05:58 +1200
- Subject: Re: PATCH: remove all traces of java.io.FileDescriptor from java.net
- References: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10203251931040.1029-100000@mars.deadcafe.org>
Jeff Sturm wrote:
>From a quick inspection of the API docs I'd guess we're required to
>provide SocketImpl.getFileDescriptor() etc. but that is an abstract
>class... I don't see any requirement that we have to actually use the fd
>for anything. In particular the PlainSocketImpl class is outside the
>scope of Sun's API and no user code will ever see an instance of it, so
>I'm not sure why it should be bound to any particular behavior.
>
>So my inclination is to resubmit the patch minus the SocketImpl changes.
>
After thinking about it a bit futher, I'm inclined to agree, so such a
patch would be fine.
regards
Bryce.