Adding fields to object_type_node

Tom Tromey tromey@redhat.com
Thu Oct 4 17:01:00 GMT 2001


>>>>> "Bryce" == Bryce McKinlay <bryce@waitaki.otago.ac.nz> writes:

Bryce> The runtime (or compiler) might be making some assumptions
Bryce> somewhere about the number of fields in Object, which could be
Bryce> causing the crash you're seeing.

I don't think we have any assumptions about the number of fields of
Object.  Or if we do they must be parameterized, since this can
already change depending on hash synchronization.

I do know we have assumptions about the layout of vtables and the
ordering of virtual methods in Object.  In particular we assume that
finalize is the first method.

Tom



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