Re: [Jython-users] Java obfuscator that works with jython generated jars?

[Stefan F. <st...@ti...>]

On Fri, 2002-03-22 at 15:57, Samuele Pedroni wrote:
> From: Stefan Farestam <st...@ti...>
> > 
> > I tried using retroguard to obfuscate a jar file
> > created by jythonc but got errors. 
> 
> What kind of errors, from the obfuscator
> or when running the obfuscated jar,
> or where the errors obfuscated too <wink>?

Nope, here they are (from retroguard.log):

# Logfile created on Fri Mar 22 16:02:06 PST 2002
#
# Jar file to be obfuscated:           rvscript.jar
# Target Jar file for obfuscated code: out.jar
# RetroGuard Script file used:         (none, defaults used)
#
# ERROR - corrupt class file: com/tibco/rvscript/StringIO.class

# Unrecoverable error during obfuscation:
# java.lang.NullPointerException
java.lang.NullPointerException
        at a.a.a.s.for(Unknown Source)
        at a.a.a.s.a(Unknown Source)
        at RetroGuard.a(Unknown Source)
        at RetroGuard.a(Unknown Source)
        at RetroGuard.main(Unknown Source)

> > I'm sonewhat
> > mystified as I thought that jythonc produced
> > standard Java bytecode.
> 
> More or less standard, although I have
> never used an obfuscator, I think
> that it can have a lot of trouble dealing
> with reflection and doing its job. 
> 
> regards.
> 
> > 
> > Has anyone been able to use retroguard or any other
> > obfuscator on jar produced by jythonc?
> 
> 
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