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Re: binary compatibility ABI (was: Re: [boehm-gc] Import 6.3 alpha 1)

From: Tom Tromey <tromey at redhat dot com>
To: Andrew Haley <aph at redhat dot com>
Cc: Jeff Sturm <jsturm at one-point dot com>, Bryce McKinlay <bryce at mckinlay dot net dot nz>, Ranjit Mathew <rmathew at hotmail dot com>, <java at gcc dot gnu dot org>
Date: 20 Aug 2003 11:43:07 -0600
Subject: Re: binary compatibility ABI (was: Re: [boehm-gc] Import 6.3 alpha 1)
References: <839A9B20-CEA8-11D7-AD15-003065F97F7C@mckinlay.net.nz><Pine.LNX.4.44.0308181435250.5528-100000@ops2.one-point.com><16195.44255.126294.266832@cuddles.cambridge.redhat.com>
Reply-to: tromey at redhat dot com

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

Andrew> IMO libgcj should be linked so that every internal reference
Andrew> is direct, so nothing in that library may be replaced at
Andrew> runtime -- as you say, this would be very fragile and
Andrew> insecure.

As a bonus, I think we're actually allowed to do this sort of thing,
at least for java.*.  I haven't looked it up to be certain, though.

Tom

References:
- Re: binary compatibility ABI (was: Re: [boehm-gc] Import 6.3 alpha 1)
  - From: Bryce McKinlay
- Re: binary compatibility ABI (was: Re: [boehm-gc] Import 6.3 alpha1)
  - From: Jeff Sturm
- Re: binary compatibility ABI (was: Re: [boehm-gc] Import 6.3 alpha1)
  - From: Andrew Haley

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