Re: Package-private access checking in GCJ 3.3

[Ranjit Mathew <rmathew at hotmail dot com>]

>>>*Except* for ACC_SUPER, everything else is there and has
>>>the same value as defined by GCJ - what does ACC_SUPER mean?
>>>Is it to specially flag references like "super.fooBar"?
> 
> 
> Eric> Also read JVMS chapter 4 to see the history of these
> Eric> values. ACC_SUPER is used for classes (it affects how super.m()
> Eric> is resolved by the virtual machine). Note that a class is never
> Eric> marked synchronized; ACC_SYNCHRONIZED is used for methods, which
> Eric> are never marked super.
> 
> Incidentally, I don't think our interpreter properly handles this bit.
> Ranjit, could you put this in bugzilla?  Or if someone has been
> waiting to fix a relatively straightforward interpreter bug, have at
> it.

I would file a bug if only I could reproduce the bug. :-)

I have compiled classes with JDK 1.4.1 and with JDK 1.0.2 (the
former sets ACC_SUPER, while the latter does not - I verified
it with jcf-dump) and gij 3.3 seems to handle them just fine.

I do not want to file a bug without a reproducable
testcase, so can you please tell me how I can concoct
a suitable one - I mean, what combo do you think would
show the bug?

Ranjit.

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