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Re: Enable java libraries for arm-elf compiler
- From: Tom Tromey <tromey at redhat dot com>
- To: Richard dot Earnshaw at arm dot com
- Cc: gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org, java-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: 27 Mar 2002 10:26:21 -0700
- Subject: Re: Enable java libraries for arm-elf compiler
- References: <200203271121.LAA04764@cam-mail2.cambridge.arm.com>
- Reply-to: tromey at redhat dot com
Richard> I've no idea. All I've done is fixed up the XScale hacks so
Richard> that they apply to all ARM devices.
Ok. I think these ports do need -fcheck-references. I'll fix that
once your patch goes in.
>> Since you're obviously an ARM expert: if you have time, please
>> consider implementing the `closure' API in libffi for the ARM. This
>> will let us enable the Java bytecode interpreter for that platform.
Richard> I'll try and find time. I think the code is already there
Richard> for ARM Linux, and I have some simple patches for the
Richard> soft-float api; but there's no support at for Thumb yet.
FYI, the `closure API' is a second API that was introduced into libffi
to let the interpreter work. libffi already has basic support for the
ARM; this support is sufficient for reflection to work.
Tom