Compiling native resources

Tue May 2 12:37:00 GMT 2000

Tom Tromey wrote:
>> Jeff> When compiling to native code with gcj, I can still load
> Jeff> resources from the classpath. But they are separate from the
> Jeff> executable. What is the feasability of including these
> Jeff> resources in the executable, perhaps as an ELF segment, so that:
>> You could also compile the resource into a class which you then
> compile with gcj.

That might work well for small resources. Currently gcj array
initialization incurs some overhead at runtime.
> This has been discussed before on this list. I think the consensus is
> that it is not only possible but also desriable.

OK, found it:
http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ml/java-discuss/1999-q3/msg00318.html
That discussion is in context of property files, which is a reasonable
thing to compile into a class.
It's somehing to add to projects.html, I guess...
-- 
Jeff Sturm
jsturm@sigma6.com