Re: SWT_AWT bridge with gcj !?
On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 12:33:52AM +0100, Sebastian Menge wrote:
> Hi
>
> has anyone experiences using the SWT_AWT bridge with gcj?
>
> If i remember right, the only way to get SWT_AWT run under linux is to
> use a Sun j2sdk 5.
The problem is that SWT_AWT uses a class that is only available in
SUN-derived VMs. This class is in a protected namespace and not
docmented publicly. GNU classpath derived VMs cannot implement it.
This is some legal barrier too.
GNU classpath provides a similar mechanism to embed windows in remote
applications called EmbeddedWindow extension. This extension exists only
in GNU classpath derived VMs. The question is if Eclipse can find a way
to support both (the first for SUN derived VMs and the later for GNU
classpath derived VMs). The best solution would be to submit a JSR to
add an extension like this to the official Java API. Then both sides
(and others too) can implement it and all applications can use the same
code for all VMs.
Cheers,
Michael
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