org.apache.xmlrpc compiles natively!

Tom Tromey tromey@redhat.com
Mon Feb 10 19:27:00 GMT 2003


>>>>> "Erik" == Erik Poupaert <erik.poupaert@chello.be> writes:

Erik> (1) The main trouble ticket is in java.net.URL.  In libgcj
Erik> url.openConnection() will by default request a http GET, while
Erik> the jdk will request a http POST by default. XML-RPC requires a
Erik> POST.

Could you submit a PR for this?
I've never looked at this area, and I'm very unlikely to find the time
to before 3.3.  A PR is the best way to keep track of the problem.

Erik> (2) a second trouble ticket is more complicated.
Erik> When a parent class defines an object field f with no visibility
Erik> modifiers (protected,private, public), gcj will compile it as
Erik> being protected, but for the one or the other reason, it's value
Erik> will remain null. When a method invoked in the parent class
Erik> assigns a value to f, this will not be visible in the subclass.

Do you have a simple test case for this?
If not, could you try to construct one?

Erik> If someone is interested in a native org.apache.xmlrpc, feel
Erik> free to ask!

rhug probably is.

Tom



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