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Conclusion

We have presented a scheme which uses static compilation to support Java binary compatibility. All of the binary compatibility requirements in the Java Language Specification are supported with the same set of simple techniques. Binaries changed in a compatible manner can link successfully with pre-existing binaries that previously linked without error. Incompatible changes raise various run-time exceptions accordingly. Our implementation shows that this approach is fairly efficient and has the potential of being applied to real systems.



Dachuan Yu 2002-05-23