Patch to allow sharing of classloader between extentions

[Deepak Bhole]

* Gary Benson <gbenson at redhat.com> [2009-08-14 04:17]:
> Deepak Bhole wrote:
> > JNLP files allow loading of child jnlps via the extension element.
> > Currently, the classloader used by these child jnlps is different
> > than the one used by the parent. When a resource request comes in,
> > the loader and its children are searched. In theory this should
> > work, but many applets don't like it. For example:
> > 
> > http://javafx.com/samples/SwirlingSquares/webstart/SwirlingSquares.jnlp
> > 
> > Attached patch makes it so that the same loader is shared. This is
> > not an ideal fix, but more of a workaround to let other applets
> > work. It does not break any existing loading mechanism AFAIK, and
> > allows a set of applets that didn't work before, to work.
> > 
> > Thoughts?
> 
> Does it allow the classes of one applet to see the classes of another?
> 

Sorry, didn't even see this message :(

Nope, it does not. With this patch, the classloader can only be shared 
between child jnlps of a specific instance (not even multiple instances 
of the same code).

Cheers,
Deepak

> Cheers,
> Gary
> 
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