RFC: micro-libgcj merge proposal

Fri Jan 13 19:17:00 GMT 2006

Per Bothner wrote:
>> You can then use my PreProcess tool (which I'm happy to donate)
> to generate the micro-libgcj version of java/lang/Class.java.
> This can be done at 'make' time, so you don't need to keep a
> separate Class.java in CVS. (It might be best to manually
> translate PreProcess.java in C or C++, to avoid convoluted
> build logic, though we can also require that java be available
> in the build environment when building micro-libgcj.)
>> To clarify: when you make micro-libgcj, it will create pre-processed
> copies in a separate directory, before compiling that directory.

To reiterate, Per's tool is described here:
http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/java/2006-01/msg00040.html
There is a fair chance that I will be allowed to dedicate many weeks to 
something like this in the near future.
What are the feelings of the libgcj maintainers WRT something like this?
David Daney