[Soot-list] How to get signatures from a class that is at resolving level HIERARCHY

[Hal Hildebrand]

So, I seem to be back in the weeds again.  Not sure if there's a way out, but I thought I'd ask the list for suggestions.

I'm using the set_no_bodies_for_excluded option, and all that implies.  The setup is that I have three classes, A, B and C.  A and B are on the soot class path, and are excluded.  C is being processed, and in the body of a method of C I am transforming a method invocation on A to B.  I have the method reference to the method on A, and although the method is declared on B, I cannot retrieve the method reference because B is pinned at resolving level HIERARCHY.

I believe I understand why this is happening, given that I do not reference B and thus the class is without method signatures.  What I am wondering  is whether there is some clever way around this trap I've set for myself.  The reason I'm using the set_no_bodies_for_excluded is because I cannot transform any method outside of the processing set and things get ugly pretty fast if I don't use that option.  Hopefully there's a way out of this, though.

Thanks,

-Hal