This is the mail archive of the
java@gcc.gnu.org
mailing list for the Java project.
Re: Unloading classes
- From: Jeff Sturm <jsturm at one-point dot com>
- To: Tom Tromey <tromey at redhat dot com>
- Cc: Anthony Green <green at redhat dot com>, <java at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 12:00:00 -0500 (EST)
- Subject: Re: Unloading classes
On 4 Nov 2002, Tom Tromey wrote:
>
> Jeff> Possibly the easiest thing is to not _Jv_RegisterClass
> Jeff> interpreted classes at all. I hacked together the patch below
> Jeff> some time ago, but hadn't gotten around to submitting it because
> Jeff> I'm not convinced it doesn't break classloading in some subtle
> Jeff> way.
>
> I haven't read the patch very closely, but I think this approach is
> the way to go. It solves the GC problem in a straightforward way.
> Also it opens the door to merging ClassLoader with Classpath.
Mostly I was unclear on exactly what initiated_classes is for, and whether
I could write a simple test for it.
Jeff