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Re: javac.err.method.too.long

Subject: Re: javac.err.method.too.long
From: Rolf Howarth <email@hidden>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 23:49:51 +0000

At 15:21 -0800 29/10/02, Jim Cushing <email@hidden> wrote:

I am a little confused about that error message mentioned in the
subject. Why is a method length limited to 64KB? I tried it also on an
Ultra 1 from Sun and that box has 64Bit so I don't understand that
limitation...

Egads! I'd hate to have to do maintenance on that method! I once had to debug a 1000 line method written by another programmer. It was a nightmare, and that compiled to well under 64K. I can only imagine how long a 64K method would, and how difficult it would be to follow and debug.

Think code generators and the like. I did actually hit the 64K method limit recently. It wasn't a mass of logic but all very regular, just linear initialisation code to lay out a large GUI (with a few trimmings like tool tip text and data bindings). Lots of it but completely trivial to maintain.

-Rolf
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Rolf Howarth, Square Box Systems Ltd, Stratford-upon-Avon UK.
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