Class's #getPackage() returns null - (old) bug?

Mon Aug 8 13:04:00 GMT 2005

Martin Egholm Nielsen writes:
 > Hi there,
 > 
 > I just tried the following:
 > 
 > --- 8< 8< 8< ---
 > package men.gcjpackage;
 > 
 > public class TestPackage
 > {
 > public static void main(String[] args)
 > {
 > System.out.println("ClassLoader: " + 
 > TestPackage.class.getClassLoader() );
 > System.out.println("Package: " + TestPackage.class.getPackage());
 > } // main
 > } // TestPackage
 > --- 8< 8< 8< ---
 > 
 > I would expect the #getPackage to return "something" else but null - but 
 > nevertheless I get:
 > 
 > # ./testpackage
 > ClassLoader: gnu.gcj.runtime.VMClassLoader@10074fc0
 > Package: null
 > 
 > This may have to do with the fact that I run an old GCJ - 3.4.3...
Indeed. Feel free to try this with trunk or 4.0.
Andrew.