confusion when CLASSPATH includes compiled class

Tue Mar 22 20:46:00 GMT 2005

Per Bothner writes:
 > Is this a known issue?
 > 
 > If I run a gcj-compiled application that has class Foo.java/Foo.class
 > compiled and linked into the executation, with a CLASSPATH that
 > includes Foo.class then things get really confused.
 > A Class.forName("Foo") will load the class in the CLASSPATH.
 > On the other hand other native code will reference the native-class.
This is one of the things the new ABI will fix, for sure. However, I
thought Class.forName("Foo") should find the compiled class if it's in
the executable.
Andrew.