Yes, When I wrote the mail I was confused myself - as there is no real
"link" in java...

here's the problem:

I have to supply a patch for a software build 18, and am currently working
on build 22 of the same software.

I wonder if I can just give them the class from the b22 and put it instead
the patch requiring class of the b18...

Now I need to wait until runtime to see if this class really fits... :-)

seems like I'm not the first to hit this problem... as in the C world you
simply "link"...

(I know the class from b22 compiles... I don't know if it "links" with all
the others correctly... [lets say a method signature changed])...

Do you know if there is a "solution" in the industry??

Tal.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Gidron [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 6:04 PM
To: 'Tal Achituv'
Subject: RE: [OT] Java linkage


How do you mean **links**?
AFAIK Class files are independent and are executed as such by the JVM,
There is no traditional linkage done in Java and there is no linker. The JVM
is responsible to download all the referred classes that you class refers to
AT RUNTIME...

I hope I understood the question well, please feel free to ask again or
elaborate your previous question.

Regards
Ron 

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Tal Achituv
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 4:00 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: [OT] Java linkage

Hi all

Is there a tool / method to check if a compiles java object (class) links
correctly?

Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Tal Achituv.

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