Re: libffi GCC vs. end user development

[David Ayers <ayers at fsfe dot org>]

Hallo Anthony,

Am Donnerstag, den 05.03.2009, 08:13 -0500 schrieb Anthony Green:
> >
> > So my questions are:
> > 1) What exactly is the relation between GCC's libffi and gcj?
> >   
> I merge patches between the two so they are roughly equivalent.  Most of 
> the deltas relate to configuration/build changes.
> 
> > 2) Is GCC's libffi only needed for the compiler or also for libjava
> > runtime?
> >   
> It's only used for the runtime, so please go ahead and use GCC's libffi 
> for ObjC.
> 
> > 3) Has it been modified in a way that it can only be useful for gcj?
> >   
> No. 
> > 4) If it is used by the runtime, would you expect issues if it was also
> > used by the libobjc runtime and a third party ObjC Programm/Library also
> > used the stock libffi?
> >   
> No, I don't think there would be any problems.  We link libffi 
> statically into libgcj and recommend that you do the same.

Thank you for you prompt reply and for your advice!

David Ayers