<AWT Dev> Fwd: Need reviewer - @GenerateNativeHeader

[Artem Ananiev]

Hi, Kelly,

here is my AWT OK :)

Thanks,

Artem

On 5/23/2012 5:25 AM, Kelly O'Hair wrote:
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> FYI...
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> A review and OK from the awt team would be nice here. ;^)
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> -kto
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> Begin forwarded message:
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>> *From: *"Kelly O'Hair" <kelly.ohair at oracle.com
>> <mailto:kelly.ohair at oracle.com>>
>> *Subject: **Need reviewer - @GenerateNativeHeader*
>> *Date: *May 22, 2012 6:14:54 PM PDT
>> *To: *"build-dev at openjdk.java.net <mailto:build-dev at openjdk.java.net>
>> build-dev" <build-dev at openjdk.java.net
>> <mailto:build-dev at openjdk.java.net>>
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>> 7170969: Add @GenerateNativeHeader to classes whose fields need to be
>> exported for JNI
>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~ohair/openjdk8/generateHeaders1/webrev/
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>> The new build infrastructure wants to fully automate the generation of
>> the JNI header files (running javah).
>> On classes that have "native" methods this is obvious, but class that
>> only export constants, and whose constants
>> are needed in the JNI native code, we need to mark these classes as
>> needing their native header file generated.
>>
>> This change is adding:
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>> import javax.tools.annotation.GenerateNativeHeader;
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>> /* No native methods here, but the constants are needed in the
>> supporting JNI code */
>> @GenerateNativeHeader
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>> To any class without a native method, but needing to expose it's
>> constants to the native code.
>>
>> -kto
>>
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