Re: [platform-core-dev] GCJ/GIJ Support in Core Runtime

[Andrew Haley <aph@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Billy Biggs writes:
 > Chris McGee (sirnewton_01@xxxxxxxx):
 > 
 > > Would it be possible for me to create a fragment on the eclipse core
 > > runtime to allow me to provide a way to short-circuit the plugin class
 > > loader to attempt to load the class from the .so/dll instead of the
 > > JAR?  Has anyone ever attempted something like this?
 > 
 >   My understanding is that this is already done for you by gij.
 > 
 >     http://developer.classpath.org/mediation/ClasspathShowcase
 > 
 >   See the section on native compilation and gcj-dbtool.  I don't know
 > how up-to-date that page is though, you may also want to ask on #gcj on
 > irc.oftc.net.

That's right.  Chris, as long as the class has been precompiled and
added to gcj's class database, it'll be loaded.

Andrew.