PATCH: Re: Fwd: Typo in online GCJ docs.

[Bryce McKinlay <mckinlay at redhat dot com>]

Thanks for the fixes, Thomas. I'm checking in this docs patch. In 
future, you can submit patches directly against gcj.texi if you like.

Regards

Bryce


2005-04-20  Bryce McKinlay  <mckinlay@redhat.com>

   * gcj.texi: Fix typos and bogus example.

--- gcj.texi    7 Apr 2005 15:48:02 -0000       1.80
+++ gcj.texi    21 Apr 2005 00:05:37 -0000
@@ -1546,7 +1546,7 @@
reference to the object points to the dispatch table pointer.)

The fields are laid out in the same order, alignment, and size as in
-C++.  Specifically, 8-bite and 16-bit native types (@code{byte},
+C++.  Specifically, 8-bit and 16-bit native types (@code{byte},
@code{short}, @code{char}, and @code{boolean}) are @emph{not} widened
to 32 bits.  Note that the Java VM does extend 8-bit and 16-bit types
to 32 bits when on the VM stack or temporary registers.
@@ -1560,7 +1560,7 @@
@{
  public int i;
  public Integer (int i) @{ this.i = i; @}
-  public static zero = new Integer(0);
+  public static Int zero = new Int(0);
@}
@end example

@@ -1630,7 +1630,7 @@

Accessing a static field also requires the class of the
field to be initialized.  The Java compiler will generate code
-to call @code{Jv_InitClass} before getting or setting the field.
+to call @code{JvInitClass} before getting or setting the field.
However, the C++ compiler will not generate this extra code,
so it is your responsibility to make sure the class is
initialized before you access a static field from C++.


Mike Stump wrote:

> From the gcc list:
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > From: Thomas Zander <zander@kde.org>
> > Date: April 20, 2005 4:11:32 PM PDT
> > To: gcc@gnu.org
> > Subject: Typo in online GCJ docs.
> >
> >
> > In page:
> > http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcj/Objects-and-Classes.html
> >
> > - Specifically, 8-bite and 16-bit native types
> > + Specifically, 8-bit and 16-bit native types
> >
> > On the same page there is a Java example that will not compile, I  
> > found and
> > fixed 3 bugs; Please replace with:
> >      public class Int
> >      {
> >        public int i;
> >        public Int(int i) { this.i = i; }
> >        public static Int zero = new Int(0);
> >      }
> >
> >
> > On page:
> > http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcj/Class-Initialization.html
> > Both JvInitClass and Jv_InitClass are used; which one is it?
> >
> > Please forward to the maintainer or if you can, fix it in the source.
> > Thanks!
> >
> > --
> > Thomas Zander