Compiler errors while parsing bytecode files.

Tue Oct 19 14:59:00 GMT 1999

Godmar Back wrote:
> We just encountered and fixed that problem in Kaffe.
>> Basically, all other javac compilers except jikes generate bad bytecode
> here. Gilad Bracha from Sun told me that they'll fix javac soon.

So, it looks like there are actually two bugs in gcj:
1. gcj fails to compile correct .java source when an interface method [a()] is
invoked on a reference to a sub-interface [B]. The correct behavior for "-C",
according to Godmar, would be to generate an "invokeinterface InterfaceMethodref
class: B name_and_type: <a ()void>", as jikes does, and not an "invokeinterface
InterfaceMethodref class: A name_and_type: <a ()void>" like current versions of
javac do. Currently, gcj does not seem to implement either of these ;-)
$ gcj *.java
Test.java: In class `Test':
Test.java: In method `main(java.lang.String[])':
Test.java:7: Can't find method `a()' in class `B'.
 a.a();
2. gcj fails to compile the "correct" bytecode, ie: "invokeinterface
InterfaceMethodref class: B name_and_type: <a ()void>"
$ gcj *.class
Test.java: In class `Test':
Test.java: In method `main(java.lang.String[])':
Test.java:7: Class 'B' has no method named 'a' matching signature '()V'
I'm going to file a PR for each of these.
regards
 [ bryce ]