Latest instructions on getting and patching

[John Rose]

On Apr 10, 2009, at 12:16 PM, Charles Oliver Nutter wrote:

> Is there any possibility of the Java-level APIs getting pushed out  
> as a
> sun.something package? I know we can't shove java.* things without the
> JSR, but if there were any chance of a hotspot-only meth/indy getting
> into Java 6 some day it would be a great thing.

Good idea.  Perhaps it's possible... We're looking at our JDK options,  
especially in the lead-up to JavaOne.

Since the Hotspot JVM is wired to certain names like  
java.dyn.MethodHandle, an interim solution that uses only sun.*  
packages does not look feasible.

But it might be practical to remove almost all the JVM linkage from  
the java.dyn. packages, so they can be separately obtained and applied  
on the BCP, while the grody infrastructure is distributed with the JVM  
in the sun.* packages.

Also, the JSR EG is not that far away from agreeing on the APIs. It's  
just that there are lots small details to worry about.

-- John