Index: compile.py
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RCS file: /cvsroot/jython/jython/Tools/jythonc/compile.py,v
retrieving revision 2.22
diff -u -r2.22 compile.py
--- compile.py	30 May 2002 16:20:13 -0000	2.22
+++ compile.py	10 Nov 2003 19:26:13 -0000
@@ -80,8 +80,10 @@
     jc = getJavaClass(c)
     if jc is None and isinstance(c, StringType):
         jc = getJavaClass("java.lang."+c)
-    if jc is None:
-        raise ValueError, "can not find class: "+c
+        if jc is None:
+            return c
+    if jc is None:   
+      raise ValueError, "can not find class: "+c
     return jc
 
 
Index: proxies.py
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RCS file: /cvsroot/jython/jython/Tools/jythonc/proxies.py,v
retrieving revision 2.16
diff -u -r2.16 proxies.py
--- proxies.py	26 Nov 2001 15:21:09 -0000	2.16
+++ proxies.py	10 Nov 2003 19:26:13 -0000
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright (c) Corporation for National Research Initiatives
 
-from types import TupleType, IntType
+from types import TupleType, IntType, StringType
 
 import jast
 
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 #Utility functions for converting between java and python types
 def typeName(cls):
+    if isinstance(cls,StringType):
+        return cls
     if Class.isArray(cls):
         return typeName(Class.getComponentType(cls))+"[]"
     else: