Trying to merge java.lang.Float, java.lang.Double with Classpath -- help wanted

[Mark Wielaard]

Hi,

On Mon, 2003-09-22 at 20:31, Tom Tromey wrote:
> >>>>> "Bryce" == Bryce McKinlay <bryce@mckinlay.net.nz> writes:
> 
> Maybe we can even revert the isNaN change in Math (a pet
> peeve of mine) while we're at it.

Please do! The comments in Classpath now don't match the implementation.
The libgcj implementation is better imho.

> My understanding is that JNI code isn't that great for IKVM, and
> marking a method "native" isn't the desired approach there.  So there
> really is a conflict here.  Presumably IKVM sets the standard, and not
> us, since we're more willing and able to maintain divergences.

It is not only for IKVM.NET. But also for Jaos and JikesRVM. In general
marking things native will create headaches for any VM that has
something different or more efficient then JNI.

Cheers,

Mark
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