Re: [DotGNU]java assembler, alpha version

[Glenn Chambers]

On Wednesday, October 2, 2002, at 11:01 AM, Gopal V wrote:

> Having fun with the generated .class files ... Figuring how to compile
> a mini-mscorlib into Java .. The issue seems to be Object ... it 
> generates
> '0' as the SuperClass index in the constant pool ... Must be easy to 
> override
> , right ? . And the namespace issue of 'System'.'String' and all that 
> must
> be solved (I'm sure Rhys will invent something ingenious for that ...)
>
> Waiting for Rhys to integrate this officially to start "really" playing
> around with this thing. Also solve the issue of how to provide the 
> pnetlib
> for Java ....

Late last year, I put out a proposal to (try) to address the Java/C# 
object
question.  In fine lurker fashion, I haven't actually *done* anything 
about
it.

You can read about it here:

http://dotgnu.info/pipermail/developers/2001-December/005575.html

In short, the idea is to create a 'hypocritcal' root class, that 
pretends to
be a Java object when queried via the Java reflection system, and 
asserts that
it is a CLR object when queried via that system.  A similar hack is 
necessary
for the String class, and the Thread classes, and probably a few others.

Glenn Chambers
Toledo, OH