RE: [Ikvm-developers] J# and Exceptions

[Jeroen F. <je...@su...>]

Chris Morris wrote:
> IKVM translates java.lang.Throwable to System.Exception, but=20
> J# translates it to a java.lang.Throwable it has in vjslib.dll.
>=20
> I'm currently trying to compile some of my .java code which=20
> has JNI stuffs in it with IKVM, and the rest of my stuff with=20
> J#, which has WFC stuffs in it, and this is the first=20
> incompatibility I've come across. The interface between the=20
> two will hopefully be thin enough to minimize problems such=20
> as this one, but ...
>=20
> How easy would it be to, in my case, point IKVM to the stuff=20
> in vjslib.dll rather than where it goes currently? Or=20
> vice-versa for J#?

It's not impossible, but it certainly wouldn't be easy.

> Is all of ikvmc written in .NET itself?

Yes. ikvmc.exe is a small driver that utilizes the compiler code in
IKVM.Runtime.dll. Both are written in C#.

Regards,
Jeroen