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Re: rmic contribution
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Tom Tromey |
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Re: rmic contribution |
Date: |
31 May 2005 19:33:15 -0600 |
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>>>>> "Archit" == Archit Shah <address@hidden> writes:
Archit> A few months ago, I posted to this list (at [1]) about my work on a
Archit> faster RMI compiler.
This never got a reply, probably because everybody is afraid to
associate themselves too directly with RMI.
Archit> I modified Classpath's RMI compiler to directly
Archit> generate bytecode using Objectweb's ASM.
Awesome.
Archit> I would like to see this code integrated into Classpath and I'm happy
Archit> to provide a patch that does this in the appropriate manner. The most
Archit> direct option would be to replace the current RMI compiler.
I think this sounds fine. I don't think we need more than one RMI
compiler. My understanding is that this would go in the tools
repository.
Archit> Also, advice on what to do with the tests is appreciated. I would like
Archit> to see them go somewhere useful. They are vanilla JUnit, relying only
Archit> on a PATH that maps the rmic command to the code that is to be tested.
Put them in Mauve. We can make a new cvs module for this.
I can give you mauve cvs write access, contact me off list.
Tom