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Jeff> Question: do the libgcj maintainers feel obligated to follow
Jeff> Sun's interpretation of the JLS?
That's a good question. I think the basic answer is "yes". We think
compatibility is good.
However, I don't interpret that to mean strict compliance to a
particular version of the JDK. Nor do I interpret that to mean bug
compatibility with JDK.
This is a very tricky area, and about the best we can do is examine
things on a case-by-case basis. Generally speaking there doesn't seem
to be a "right" approach, especially given that in some situations,
like this one, Sun is willing to change the spec to suit defects in
their implementation (or at least in their research).
Tom