629757 - ANI: writing native classes should be much simpler and use a limited API

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Tamarin Graveyard :: Virtual Machine, defect)

Description

[Steven Johnson]

Currently, the rules for writing a "native class" are poorly defined (and totally undocumented), but require access to vast quantities of VM-specific bits. In addition to being error-prone and needlessly complex, the lack of a well-defined API makes it hard to evolve the VM, as many changes cascade much farther down into Flash/AIR than one would expect.

Note that a pragmatic approach is required here; the choice here *must* allow for class-at-a-time conversion to the new approach (since there are hundreds of existing classes to convert), and must not require complete rewrite of existing classes (ie, conversion should be more of a refactoring vs rewriting).

Comment 1

[Sylvestre Ledru [:Sylvestre]]

Tamarin is a dead project now. Mass WONTFIX.

Comment 2

[Sylvestre Ledru [:Sylvestre]]

Tamarin isn't maintained anymore. WONTFIX remaining bugs.