1 New in release 0.95 (February 13, 2006)
3 * Dead-lock bugfix. This should fix the random dead-locks seen in
4 Eclipse or other applications.
5 * Search for suitable jar program during configure, can be specified
6 via JAR environment variable
8 * i386 bugfix: Set FPU to 64-bit on VM startup (fixes Debian bug
10 * powerpc bugfix: (M_COPY): Handle longs and doubles properly.
11 * Fixed instructions copying stackslots (like DUP_X1).
12 * Fixed classcache-related problem with java.lang.reflect.Proxy.
13 * Throw correct exception when trying to load a directory
14 as a classfile (from a .zip file).
15 * Fixed incorrect method resolution when calling instance methods
16 through JNI (fixes CACAO bugs #17 and #18).
19 New in release 0.94 (January 22, 2006)
21 * support compilation of Interpreter and JIT compiler into one binary (not
23 * bootstrap ZIP code rewrite (VM startup time improvement)
24 * fixed JNI DirectByteBuffer functions, jogl works now
25 * removed most third-party files from the repository, we link to the
27 * removed VM interface Java files which were identical to the GNU
28 Classpath upstream version
29 * added defineClassWithTransformers to java.lang.VMClassLoader, now we are
30 able to build against the generics branch
31 * Java compiler which should be used during compilation can be specified
32 via JAVAC environment variable
36 New in release 0.93 (November 23, 2005)
39 * JIT codegenerators for Arm and MIPS (32-bit, -o32), currently
41 * integration of a vmgen-based interpreter (--enable-intrp)
42 * removal of GNU classpath, CACAO now uses upstream releases or CVS
45 * JNI local references implemented
46 * reflection fixes and access checks (mauve tests)
47 * linear scan register allocator (-lsra)
48 * lazy resolving fixes
49 * fixed instanceof instruction
50 * updated to Boehm GC 6.6
53 New in release 0.92 "Tomclipse" (July 14, 2005)
55 * runtime lazy-loading with code patching
56 * dynamic library loading on every platform we support (using
58 * new ICMDs (PUTSTATICCONST, PUTFIELDCONST)
59 * some ICMDs inlined (IDIV/IREM, LDIV/LREM, AASTORE, ARRAYCHECKCAST)
60 * register allocator uses unused argument registers
61 * stacktraces on MIPS, PowerPC and x86_64
62 * integration of GNU classpath's system class loader
63 * internal class loading code more Java VM Spec compliant
64 (classcache, loading constraints, ...)
65 * virtual function table bugfix (abstract class implements not all
67 * initial support for thread dump on SIGQUIT (<ctrl>-\) on most
73 New in release 0.91 (December 23, 2004)
75 * bug fixed in MULTIANEWARRAY
76 * field access related bug fixes
77 * native function call bug fixes
81 New in relaese 0.90 (December 8, 2004)
83 * More architectures supported: At the moment, CACAO is able to run on
84 Alpha, MIPS (64-bit), x86, x86-64 and PowerPC (32-bit) architectures.
85 * Native thread support
88 * Preliminary AWT support
89 * Boehm garbage collector
90 * Reentrant JIT compiler
91 * Lots of bug fixes and conformance enhancements
92 * Lots of bugs introduced and not fixed
95 * Version 0.40 (released)
96 =========================
98 ** Boehm garbage collector supported
99 ------------------------------------
101 The --enable-gc2 options was replaced by --with-gc. Choose boehm for the
102 Boehm garbage collector. Also see README.boehm.
107 Now runs on some SGI systems, which are based on the mips architecture.
109 ** multiple bug fixes
110 ---------------------
112 Even more java programs work as expected!
115 * Version 0.35 (experimental)
116 =============================
118 ** autoconf, automake support
119 -----------------------------
121 Finally moved the entire distribution to autoconf/automake. This should fix
122 some of our problems with supporting different compilers. Thread support and
123 the use of the new garbage collector can be enabled/disabled from using
126 --enable-threads [default]
129 --enable-gc2 [default]
132 ** new garbage collector
133 ------------------------
135 Included the new garbage collector as default garbage collector.
137 * Version 0.30 (released)
138 =========================
140 Added unlimited stack for GC and main thread.
141 Some optimzations for instructions which operate on constants.
143 * Version 0.20 (released)
144 =========================
146 Hardware null pointer check added, fixed severe errors in GC/Threads, type
147 check and IEEE arithmetic.
149 * Version 0.20beta (can't remember)
150 =========================
152 There is a completely new JIT compiler which is about 7 times faster and
153 produces better code.
154 Multithreading is now supported.
155 A lot of bugs have been fixed.
157 * Version 0.10 (ancient history)
160 The initial version included the old JIT and support for lang, util and io.