[kaffe] pure java vs. native implementations

Artur Biesiadowski abies@pg.gda.pl
Fri Jan 10 21:27:02 2003


Timothy Stack wrote:
> hi,
> 
> So, on the discussion of replacing native library implementations with 
> pure java versions from classpath, I don't see why they both can't be 
> included.  

Bloat and maintenance. In any order.

In some cases, especially where native library give _real_ performance 
boost in critical area, but it is not available on all targets, double 
work can be worth it. But in most cases, I doubt.

Artur