java.net: Classpath vs. libgcj Comparison

Mon Apr 17 23:35:00 GMT 2000

>>>>> "Jeff" == Jeff Sturm <jsturm@sigma6.com> writes:

Jeff> Also, java.net.SocketInputStream and SocketOutputStream are
Jeff> classes I was going to propose for libgcj, since the current
Jeff> assumption that sockets can be represented by FileDescriptors
Jeff> just isn't portable (win32 at least has a completely separate
Jeff> API for socket I/O).
It seems like we'd have to hide this underneath FileDescriptor.
E.g., add a flag and have the Windows implementation switch calls at
runtime.
Tom