[kaffe] class loading security/compatibility concerns
Patrick Tullmann
tullmann@cs.utah.edu
Thu, 1 Aug 2002 10:30:17 -0600
gonzo wrote:
> if i create a file A.java in package java and try to run it on the Sun
> java VM i get:
> java.lang.SecurityException: Prohibited package name: java
I think you can get Sun's VM to load `A' it if you put the path to it
on the bootclasspath. This works for me with jdk1.4:
'java -Xbootclasspath/p:. java.A'
This is also how it knows which jars to verify (or not), as I think
Sun's VM does what you propose (not veryifying system classes).
-Pat
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