aboutsummaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/gcc/java/gcj.texi
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorThomas Fitzsimmons <fitzsim@redhat.com>2005-04-02 02:26:51 +0000
committerThomas Fitzsimmons <fitzsim@gcc.gnu.org>2005-04-02 02:26:51 +0000
commitb6121641fcd1aad93643d1f56440217ee9dc1c1c (patch)
treede273602667841b3a2037c6f72fd0b12649073a4 /gcc/java/gcj.texi
parentca6ca8fa9cfa91366a8f5e8cb74b7791777c4eb8 (diff)
downloadgcc-b6121641fcd1aad93643d1f56440217ee9dc1c1c.zip
gcc-b6121641fcd1aad93643d1f56440217ee9dc1c1c.tar.gz
gcc-b6121641fcd1aad93643d1f56440217ee9dc1c1c.tar.bz2
re PR libgcj/20090 (gij should be implemented in Java)
2005-04-01 Thomas Fitzsimmons <fitzsim@redhat.com> * gcj.texi (Invoking gij): Add descriptions of new -X options. Mention recognized-and-ignored compatibility options. (Memory allocation): Add descriptions of JvMalloc, JvRealloc and JvFree. (About CNI): Add Memory allocation section. 2005-04-01 Thomas Fitzsimmons <fitzsim@redhat.com> PR libgcj/20090, PR libgcj/20526 * gij.cc (nonstandard_opts_help): New function. (add_option): New function. (main): Support java options. Set java.class.path. Don't set _Jv_Jar_Class_Path. * prims.cc (parse_x_arg): New function. (parse_init_args): Call parse_x_arg for -X and _ options, when ignoreUnrecognized is true. (new _Jv_RunMain): New vm_args variant. (old _Jv_RunMain): Call new vm_args _Jv_RunMain. (_Jv_Jar_Class_Path): Remove variable. * include/java-props.h: Likewise. * include/cni.h (JvRealloc): New function. * include/jvm.h (_Jv_RunMain): Declare vm_args variant. * java/lang/natRuntime.cc (insertSystemProperties): Remove _Jv_Jar_Class_Path logic. Use JV_VERSION and JV_API_VERSION macros. * configure.ac (JV_VERSION): Define. (JV_API_VERSION): Likewise. * configure: Regenerate. * include/config.h.in: Regenerate. From-SVN: r97429
Diffstat (limited to 'gcc/java/gcj.texi')
-rw-r--r--gcc/java/gcj.texi49
1 files changed, 45 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/gcc/java/gcj.texi b/gcc/java/gcj.texi
index df693c0..e71511a 100644
--- a/gcc/java/gcj.texi
+++ b/gcc/java/gcj.texi
@@ -949,16 +949,26 @@ be retrieved at runtime using the @code{java.lang.System.getProperty}
method.
@item -ms=@var{number}
-This sets the initial heap size.
+Equivalent to @code{-Xms}.
@item -mx=@var{number}
-This sets the maximum heap size.
+Equivalent to @code{-Xmx}.
@item -X
@itemx -X@var{argument}
Supplying @code{-X} by itself will cause @code{gij} to list all the
-supported @code{-X} options. Currently there are none. Unrecognized
-@code{-X} options are ignored, for compatibility with other runtimes.
+supported @code{-X} options. Currently these options are supported:
+
+@table @gcctabopt
+@item -Xms@var{size}
+Set the initial heap size.
+
+@item -Xmx@var{size}
+Set the maximum heap size.
+@end table
+
+Unrecognized @code{-X} options are ignored, for compatibility with
+other runtimes.
@item -jar
This indicates that the name passed to @code{gij} should be interpreted
@@ -971,6 +981,9 @@ Print help, then exit.
@item --showversion
Print version number and continue.
+@item --fullversion
+Print detailed version information, then exit.
+
@item --version
Print version number, then exit.
@@ -979,6 +992,12 @@ Print version number, then exit.
Each time a class is initialized, print a short message on standard error.
@end table
+@code{gij} also recognizes and ignores the following options, for
+compatibility with existing application launch scripts:
+@code{-client}, @code{-server}, @code{-hotspot}, @code{-jrockit},
+@code{-agentlib}, @code{-agentpath}, @code{-debug}, @code{-d32},
+@code{-d64}, @code{-javaagent} and @code{-noclassgc}.
+
@c man end
@node Invoking gcj-dbtool
@@ -1250,6 +1269,7 @@ alternative to the standard JNI (Java Native Interface).
* Objects and Classes:: C++ and Java classes.
* Class Initialization:: How objects are initialized.
* Object allocation:: How to create Java objects in C++.
+* Memory allocation:: How to allocate and free memory.
* Arrays:: Dealing with Java arrays in C++.
* Methods:: Java methods in C++.
* Strings:: Information about Java Strings.
@@ -1630,6 +1650,27 @@ java::util::Hashtable *ht = new java::util::Hashtable(120);
@end example
+@node Memory allocation
+@section Memory allocation
+
+When allocting memory in @acronym{CNI} methods it is best to handle
+out-of-memory conditions by throwing a Java exception. These
+functions are provided for that purpose:
+
+@deftypefun void* JvMalloc (jsize @var{size})
+Calls malloc. Throws @code{java.lang.OutOfMemoryError} if allocation
+fails.
+@end deftypefun
+
+@deftypefun void* JvRealloc (void* @var{ptr}, jsize @var{size})
+Calls realloc. Throws @code{java.lang.OutOfMemoryError} if
+reallocation fails.
+@end deftypefun
+
+@deftypefun void JvFree (void* @var{ptr})
+Calls free.
+@end deftypefun
+
@node Arrays
@section Arrays