Re: proposed spec file patch for java / 2.95

[Jeffrey A Law <law at cygnus dot com>]

  In message <199906250407.VAA20860@ferrule.cygnus.com.>you write:
  > Jeff> [ Maybe that's what your patch does, if so, say so :-) I get the
  > Jeff>   feeling that may be what you're doing, a confirmation would be
  > Jeff>   good.  ]
  > 
  > Yes, that is basially what my patch does.
  > 
  > The function process_command() in gcc.c adds some directories to
  > startfile_prefixes, including tooldir and libsubdir.
  > 
  > process_command() is called by main() before user spec files are read.
  > My patch changes main() so that user spec files (*only* those added
  > via -specs) are read after all the entries are added to
  > startfile_prefixes.
OK.  Thanks for clarifying.  I'll give it another looksie now that I know
more precisely what it's supposed to be doing.


  > Jeff> What's the rationale behind having the specfile in the library
  > Jeff> and not provided by the compiler?
  > 
  > The spec file has to include libraries based on how the library was
  > configured. 
Ah.  This is the key point.  Yes, I totally agree that it needs to be part
of libgcj itself.  Thanks, it makes perfect sense now.


jeff