[3.0 branch] libjava testsuite, i686-pc-linux-gnu --disable-shared

Fri May 4 07:05:00 GMT 2001

Bryce McKinlay writes:
 > 
 > > This problem is caused by initialization in libgcj: class
 > > initialization routines are being called before the C++ static
 > > initializers that they depend on have been run.
 > >
 > > This patch removes the dependence on static initializers. It is
 > > mostly the same as one posted by Bryce a couple of months ago.
 > >
 > > In practice it is almost impossible to control C++ static
 > > initializers, so I propose that we ban them from now on.
 > 
 > Agreed.
 > 
 > > + finit_leg_name = _Jv_makeUtf8Const ("$finit$", 6);
 > 
 > I think we can remove this?
Yes, but in another patch. Life is easier if each patch does one
thing.
 > > {
 > > ! // FIXME
 > > ! //JvSynchronize sync (&ClassClass);
 > > for (; *classes; ++classes)
 > > {
 > 
 > _Jv_RegisterClasses needs to be made thread-safe before we can
 > check it in (thats the reason for the FIXME).
Hmm. Could you explain the problem? I mean, why is the JvSynchronize
commented out?
Andrew.