* src/vm/vm.cpp (vm_abort_errnum, vm_abort_errno): Removed obsolete functions.

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-New in release 0.97 (xxx xx, 2006)
+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)
 
   * New instruction format.
+  * New intermediate representation with unified variables.
+  * Local subroutine elimination.
+  * Fixed the interpreter - it runs eclipse now.
+  * New stack-based verifier (used for -Xint).
   * Boehm GC updated to version 6.8.
   * Added enable/disable system assertion support (-esa/-dsa).
   * Initial javax.management support.
   * Initial sun.misc.Unsafe (JSR166) support.
   * Added failed class as message to ClassCastException's.
+  * AttachCurrentThread, DetachCurrentThread, and
+    AttachCurrentThreadAsDaemon implemented.
+  * libjvm is now opened via dlopen (removed -rpath stuff).
+  * Data segment now reuses values (if possible).
 
   * Fixed AbstractMethodError bug.
-  * builtin_isanysubclass bugfix (BeanShell bug).
+  * Fixed builtin_isanysubclass (BeanShell bug).
+  * Fixed a memory leak in dump memory.
+  * Fixed a bug with DUP2_X1 and DUP2_X2.
+  * Safe decoding of invalid UTF-8 sequences in NewStringUTF.
+  * Fixed line numbers in exceptions thrown through the JIT.
+  * Proper null-check for MONITOREXIT.
+  * Many low-level jasmin tests added.
 
 
 New in release 0.96 (May 29, 2006)