Re: I can make your gcj-compiled binaries much smaller.

[Tom Tromey <tromey at redhat dot com>]

>>>>> "Andrew" == Andrew Haley <aph@redhat.com> writes:

Andrew> Static references are a preferred method, if only on
Andrew> efficiency grounds.
Andrew>    static {
Andrew>       try {
Andrew> 	resourceBundleClass = Class.forName("java.util.ResourceBundle");
Andrew> is harder to understand than a simple
Andrew>   ResourceBundle.class

I agree the latter is clearer.  And for gcj it is definitely more
efficient, since it is just a symbol reference.

For bytecode, though, the former may be more efficient, since you can
cache the result.  I think that the hidden method used to implement
`foo.class' doesn't cache.

This is one of those places where libgcj and more traditional VMs may
have differing goals.

Tom