How to read JDK source?

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hiwa - 06 Jul 2006 00:42 GMT

I'd like to know the mechanism in which interruptible blocking
methods, such as Object.wait() and Thread.sleep(), could
make and throw an InterruptedException from a result of
their native counterparts.

I have downloaded the JDK 1.5 source and the GNU global
program(gtags and htags) has made a gigantic set of HTMLs
linking source files and symbols in them. However, I could not
find the bridge part that should span between Java method
declations and their native implementations for each OS
platform.

Then comes the title of the question: Could someone know,
how to read the JDK source effectively?

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Hendrik Maryns - 06 Jul 2006 08:53 GMT

hiwa schreef:

> I'd like to know the mechanism in which interruptible blocking
> methods, such as Object.wait() and Thread.sleep(), could
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> Then comes the title of the question: Could someone know,
> how to read the JDK source effectively?

Most IDEs support this very nicely, but not for native methods. I have
no idea how to get to them, I even think they are a jvm-thing?

H.

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