+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.
+
+New in release 0.99.1 (June 17, 2008)
+
+ * Fixed compilation of OpenJDK code (libltdl related).
+ * Imported new gnu/java/lang/CPStringBuilder.java to fix OOMEs.
+ * Fixed abort with OpenJDK's java binary when exiting.
+
+New in release 0.99 (June 14, 2008)
+
+ * Initial support to use OpenJDK as Java core library.
+ * Fixed memory leak in Boehm-GC.
+ * Boehm-GC updated to version 7.1.
+ * Removed libltdl dependency.
+ * Renamed --with-classpath configure options to
+ --with-java-runtime-library.
+ * Renamed --with-jre-layout to --enable-layout.
+ * Replaced --with-classpath-includedir with --with-jni_h and
+ --with-jni_md_h to better support OpenJDK/IcedTea builds.
+ * Use 8-byte stack-slots on all architectures.
+ * Faster C-to-Java calls.
+ * Removed genoffsets, cross-compilation is now much easier.
+ * Implemented Class.isAnonymousClass(), isLocalClass() and
+ isMemberClass() for GNU Classpath.
+ * Annotation support.
+ * Assertion support.
+ * Linenumber table code rewritten.
+ * Exception table code rewritten.
+
+
+New in release 0.98 (June 6, 2007)
+
+ * ARM and MIPS32 code generators are now open-source.
+ * PowerPC64 code generator was added.
+ * Sun's phoneme CLDC-1.1 classes can now be used as Java core
+ library.
+ * Exception throwing code was completely rewritten, this saves JIT
+ code size from 20% up to 50%.
+ * Lock-record code was rewritten and a memory leak was fixed.
+ * Threads code has been reworked and improved.
+ * Exception code has been reworked and improved.
+ * Implemented Class/Method/Field getSignature.
+ * A lot of stuff has been reworked, fixed or improved in the whole
+ VM code.
+ * Fixed memory leak in threads code.
+
+
+New in release 0.97 (October 30, 2006)