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Re: class initialization check overhead
- From: Jeff Sturm <jsturm at one-point dot com>
- To: shudo at computer dot org
- Cc: java at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 13:38:04 -0500 (EST)
- Subject: Re: class initialization check overhead
On Wed, 30 Oct 2002 shudo@computer.org wrote:
> Sun's Java 2 SE 1.4.1 throws java.lang.VeifyError and
> JDK 1.1.8 throws NullPointerException.
> GCJ 3.2 (Sep 2002) does nothing.
Interesting.
> I believe a JVM should throw NullPointerException if the JVM can
> execute bytecode without verification.
Maybe gcj should follow Hotspot, since 1.1.8 is quite old.
Jeff