A diff, now for Apache's BSF ...

["Rony G. Flatscher" <Ro...@wu-wien.ac.at>]

Hi there,

in the last months I reported two errors (one not finding methods having 
a Character/char in their signature, the other about a wrong illegal 
access exception) with IBM's BSF and supplied a diff for that version. 
Now, that the "BSF4Rexx" project is about to be finalized, I have been 
able to start to work with the Apache version and applied the necessary 
changes to my copy of org.apache.bsf.utilities.EngineUtils. The diff 
(-wdu) is enclosed.

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Ad needed changes in licenses and about supplying the code and samples:

- is it possible to have two licenses in the same file, one being 
Apache's and one the LGPL (I would like to keep one version of the 
.cc-file for the JNI part; at the moment it is under LGPL)

- the Java sources for Apache will carry the Apache license only (as 
there is a distinct set for 2.2 and one for 2.3)

- the samples showing Rexx and Object Rexx scripts: could they carray 
two licenses at the same time as well?

- how am I supposed to submit my work to this project, such that the 
Rexx-support will eventually be distributed with BSF 2.3.x and up?

Regards,

---rony

P.S.: The JNI-bridge will be available for Linux, eComStation (a.k.a. 
OS/2) and Windows, pre-compiled for IBM's Object Rexx and the free and 
open source Regina suite of Rexx interpreters. In addition the Object 
Rexx support will include an Object Rexx wrapper class making all of 
Java look as if it was a huge Object Rexx class library, such that 
instantiation and interaction (message sending) occurs with the Object 
Rexx semantics. More on Rexx and Object Rexx via the link page of the 
Rexx language association at <http://www.RexxLA.org>.

P.P.S.: There will be a presentation given on "BSF4Rexx" at this year's 
International Rexx symposium. Another presentation will show off how to 
use BSF for creating operating system and WWW browser independent 
DOM/DHTML applications.