Re: [Jazzlib-developers] Why is DataFormatException and Checksum copied from the JDK?

[John L. <je...@pi...>]

Although jazzlib was once a separate project, it has now merged with the
classpath project. I still plan to make 'releases' based on the
classpath source tree, but the best place to discuss changes like this
is probably on the classpath mailing list.

John


On Fri, 2005-02-25 at 00:07, Christian Schlichtherle wrote:
> Hi everyone,
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> I am about to redesign parts of the jazzlib package to allow the user
> to select the particular implementation of the Inflater, Deflater and
> CRC32 class. This way a developer has the choice between optimum
> portability provided by jazzlib or optimum performance provided by Sun
> JDK=92s native ZLIB implementation. Now I have a question regarding this
> redesign:
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> Why is DataFormatException and Checksum provided? It seems to be
> copied from the JDK, but it adds nothing to the original classes. I
> would like to get rid of them in order to make my interface design
> easier and it would also make the package a little bit leaner. I can=92t
> see why there should be classes that add nothing to Sun=92s JDK
> implementation except that they would allow
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> you to use it with a completely different implementation.
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> Any enlightenment welcome=85 J
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> With best regards,
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> Christian Schlichtherle
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