Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 10:20:17 -0600 From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com> Cc: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: java too? (was Re: Perl still broken in 4.0-CURRENT) Message-ID: <199909071620.KAA21936@mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.990907091616.jdp@polstra.com> References: <199909071552.JAA21689@mt.sri.com> <XFMail.990907091616.jdp@polstra.com>
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> > This is necessary because the JDK has no way of knowing if dladdr() and > > other misc. functions exist at runtime, because it must run on *all* > > versions of FreeBSD, and older versions of 3.* didn't have these > > functions. > > > > We can't maintain backward compatability 'cleanly' w/out knowing the > > internals unfortunately. That is, unless John can come up with a way > > that we're not aware of. :) :) :) :) > > I've been thinking about this. I think I know a good way to find out > at runtime whether dladdr is implemented, and also a safer way to roll > your own version of dladdr to use when necessary. Sounds just like what the doctor ordered... > I have to do some > Real Work at the moment, but I'll follow up with more details soon. > (In other words: I have devised a clever and elegant proof of this > theorem. Unfortunately there is not room in the margin to write it > down ... ;-) Let me know. :) Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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