+
+/* macros for descriptor parsing **********************************************/
+
+/* SKIP_FIELDDESCRIPTOR:
+ * utf_ptr must point to the first character of a field descriptor.
+ * After the macro call utf_ptr points to the first character after
+ * the field descriptor.
+ *
+ * CAUTION: This macro does not check for an unexpected end of the
+ * descriptor. Better use SKIP_FIELDDESCRIPTOR_SAFE.
+ */
+#define SKIP_FIELDDESCRIPTOR(utf_ptr) \
+ do { while (*(utf_ptr)=='[') (utf_ptr)++; \
+ if (*(utf_ptr)++=='L') \
+ while(*(utf_ptr)++ != ';') /* skip */; } while(0)
+
+/* SKIP_FIELDDESCRIPTOR_SAFE:
+ * utf_ptr must point to the first character of a field descriptor.
+ * After the macro call utf_ptr points to the first character after
+ * the field descriptor.
+ *
+ * Input:
+ * utf_ptr....points to first char of descriptor
+ * end_ptr....points to first char after the end of the string
+ * errorflag..must be initialized (to false) by the caller!
+ * Output:
+ * utf_ptr....points to first char after the descriptor
+ * errorflag..set to true if the string ended unexpectedly
+ */
+#define SKIP_FIELDDESCRIPTOR_SAFE(utf_ptr,end_ptr,errorflag) \
+ do { while ((utf_ptr) != (end_ptr) && *(utf_ptr)=='[') (utf_ptr)++; \
+ if ((utf_ptr) == (end_ptr)) \
+ (errorflag) = true; \
+ else \
+ if (*(utf_ptr)++=='L') { \
+ while((utf_ptr) != (end_ptr) && *(utf_ptr)++ != ';') \
+ /* skip */; \
+ if ((utf_ptr)[-1] != ';') \
+ (errorflag) = true; }} while(0)
+
+
+/* Synchronization ************************************************************/
+
+#if defined(USE_THREADS) && defined(NATIVE_THREADS)
+void cast_lock();
+void cast_unlock();
+void compiler_lock();
+void compiler_unlock();