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+# these are referenced in JniConstants.cpp:
+
+-keep class java.text.Bidi$Run
+-keep class java.math.BigDecimal
+-keep class java.lang.Boolean
+-keep class java.lang.Byte
+-keep class java.nio.charset.CharsetICU {
+   CharsetICU(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String[]);
+ }
+-keep class java.lang.reflect.Constructor
+-keep class java.util.zip.Deflater
+-keep class java.lang.Double
+-keep class libcore.io.ErrnoException
+-keep class java.lang.reflect.Field
+-keep class libcore.icu.NativeDecimalFormat$FieldPositionIterator {
+   void setData(int[]);
+ }
+-keep class java.io.FileDescriptor
+-keep class libcore.io.GaiException
+-keep class java.net.Inet6Address
+-keep class java.net.InetAddress
+-keep class java.net.InetSocketAddress
+-keep class java.util.zip.Inflater
+-keep class java.lang.Integer
+-keep class libcore.icu.LocaleData
+-keep class java.lang.Long
+-keep class java.lang.reflect.Method
+-keep class libcore.util.MutableInt
+-keep class libcore.util.MutableLong
+-keep class java.text.ParsePosition
+-keep class java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException
+-keep class java.lang.RealToString
+-keep class java.net.Socket
+-keep class java.net.SocketImpl
+-keep class java.lang.String
+-keep class libcore.io.StructAddrinfo
+-keep class libcore.io.StructFlock
+-keep class libcore.io.StructGroupReq
+-keep class libcore.io.StructLinger
+-keep class libcore.io.StructPasswd
+-keep class libcore.io.StructPollfd
+-keep class libcore.io.StructStat {
+   StructStat(long, long, int, long, int, int, long, long, long, long, long, long, long);
+ }
+-keep class libcore.io.StructStatFs
+-keep class libcore.io.StructTimeval
+-keep class libcore.io.StructUtsname {
+   StructUtsname(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String);
+ }
+
+# referenced from libcore native code
+
+-keep class libcore.icu.LocaleData {
+   <fields>;
+ }
+
+# called from the VM
+
+-keep class java.lang.Thread {
+   Thread(java.lang.ThreadGroup, java.lang.String, int, boolean);
+ }
+
+-keep class avian.Classes {
+   java.lang.Class forName(java.lang.String, boolean, java.lang.ClassLoader);
+   int findField(avian.VMClass, java.lang.String);
+   int findMethod(avian.VMClass, java.lang.String, java.lang.Class[]);
+   java.lang.annotation.Annotation getAnnotation(java.lang.ClassLoader, java.lang.Object[]);
+ }
+
+-keep class java.lang.VMThread {
+   VMThread(java.lang.Thread);
+ }
+
+# loaded reflectively to handle embedded resources:
+-keep class avian.avianvmresource.Handler