+New in release 1.1pre (not yet released)
+
+ * Large parts rewritten in C++.
+ * No more cacaoh, simplifying cross-compilation.
+ * Works with icedtea-1.10 and newer (PR128, PR129, PR139).
+ * --enable-handles switch for making native code ready for moving GC.
+ * park/unpark support.
+ * Simplified signal handling -- much less code duplication.
+ * Stack unwinding rewritten in C -- much less assembler code.
+ * OpenSolaris support.
+ * Experimental python mode for easier inspection of internal compiler
+ structures.
+ * Fixed various array-related bugs, including PR116, PR119.
+ * Fixed PR120 (races in thread code).
+ * Fixed code generation bugs on Alpha, ARM, MIPS and PPC64.
+ * Various other improvements and fixes.
+
+New in release 0.99.4 (March 16, 2009)
+
+ * New subtype checking code fixes unexpected class cast exceptions
+ and no longer needs critical sections in JIT code.
+ * Fixed race condition in patcher subsystem which caused illegal
+ instructions and segmentation faults (PR85).
+ * Fixed PR112, PR116, PR118, PR122.
+
+New in release 0.99.3 (August 12, 2008)
+
+ * Fixed PR93 (Process.destroy() now works correctly).
+ * Yield threads when sleeping time is zero.
+ * Implemented sun.misc.Unsafe.putFloat(JF)V
+
+New in release 0.99.2 (July 8, 2008)
+
+ * Rewrite of atomic instructions code. This fixes problems with
+ AWT/Swing programs with OpenJDK.
+ * Fixed PR83, PR89.
+