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Re: Allow 1.7 class file format

From: Andrew Haley <aph at redhat dot com>
To: Andrew Hughes <ahughes at redhat dot com>
Cc: GCJ-patches <java-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:19:05 +0100
Subject: Re: Allow 1.7 class file format
References: <a4bd45a3-1840-4162-ba0b-1feb19a0aaa2@zmail17.collab.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com>

On 04/23/2012 05:58 PM, Andrew Hughes wrote:
> FWIW, I think gcj is the only Classpath VM that checks the range of this at all
> and it's always seemed fairly incompatible with a FOSS model of working to me
> i.e. if there's a real issue with not being able to read a class, it's easier
> to dig into the code and debug it when it hits the unknown bytecode
> rather than on some arbitrary version check.

I don't know why that check is there.  I suppose it's always been
easier to update it rather than just delete the check.

Andrew.

References:
- Re: Allow 1.7 class file format
  - From: Andrew Hughes

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