1 New in release 0.95 (February XX, 2006)
3 * Deadlock bugfix. This should fix the random deadlocks 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).
17 New in release 0.94 (January 22, 2006)
19 * support compilation of Interpreter and JIT compiler into one binary (not
21 * bootstrap ZIP code rewrite (VM startup time improvement)
22 * fixed JNI DirectByteBuffer functions, jogl works now
23 * removed most third-party files from the repository, we link to the
25 * removed VM interface Java files which were identical to the GNU
26 Classpath upstream version
27 * added defineClassWithTransformers to java.lang.VMClassLoader, now we are
28 able to build against the generics branch
29 * Java compiler which should be used during compilation can be specified
30 via JAVAC environment variable
34 New in release 0.93 (November 23, 2005)
37 * JIT codegenerators for Arm and MIPS (32-bit, -o32), currently
39 * integration of a vmgen-based interpreter (--enable-intrp)
40 * removal of GNU classpath, CACAO now uses upstream releases or CVS
43 * JNI local references implemented
44 * reflection fixes and access checks (mauve tests)
45 * linear scan register allocator (-lsra)
46 * lazy resolving fixes
47 * fixed instanceof instruction
48 * updated to Boehm GC 6.6
51 New in release 0.92 "Tomclipse" (July 14, 2005)
53 * runtime lazy-loading with code patching
54 * dynamic library loading on every platform we support (using
56 * new ICMDs (PUTSTATICCONST, PUTFIELDCONST)
57 * some ICMDs inlined (IDIV/IREM, LDIV/LREM, AASTORE, ARRAYCHECKCAST)
58 * register allocator uses unused argument registers
59 * stacktraces on MIPS, PowerPC and x86_64
60 * integration of GNU classpath's system class loader
61 * internal class loading code more Java VM Spec compliant
62 (classcache, loading constraints, ...)
63 * virtual function table bugfix (abstract class implements not all
65 * initial support for thread dump on SIGQUIT (<ctrl>-\) on most
71 New in release 0.91 (December 23, 2004)
73 * bug fixed in MULTIANEWARRAY
74 * field access related bug fixes
75 * native function call bug fixes
79 New in relaese 0.90 (December 8, 2004)
81 * More architectures supported: At the moment, CACAO is able to run on
82 Alpha, MIPS (64-bit), x86, x86-64 and PowerPC (32-bit) architectures.
83 * Native thread support
86 * Preliminary AWT support
87 * Boehm garbage collector
88 * Reentrant JIT compiler
89 * Lots of bug fixes and conformance enhancements
90 * Lots of bugs introduced and not fixed
93 * Version 0.40 (released)
94 =========================
96 ** Boehm garbage collector supported
97 ------------------------------------
99 The --enable-gc2 options was replaced by --with-gc. Choose boehm for the
100 Boehm garbage collector. Also see README.boehm.
105 Now runs on some SGI systems, which are based on the mips architecture.
107 ** multiple bug fixes
108 ---------------------
110 Even more java programs work as expected!
113 * Version 0.35 (experimental)
114 =============================
116 ** autoconf, automake support
117 -----------------------------
119 Finally moved the entire distribution to autoconf/automake. This should fix
120 some of our problems with supporting different compilers. Thread support and
121 the use of the new garbage collector can be enabled/disabled from using
124 --enable-threads [default]
127 --enable-gc2 [default]
130 ** new garbage collector
131 ------------------------
133 Included the new garbage collector as default garbage collector.
135 * Version 0.30 (released)
136 =========================
138 Added unlimited stack for GC and main thread.
139 Some optimzations for instructions which operate on constants.
141 * Version 0.20 (released)
142 =========================
144 Hardware null pointer check added, fixed severe errors in GC/Threads, type
145 check and IEEE arithmetic.
147 * Version 0.20beta (can't remember)
148 =========================
150 There is a completely new JIT compiler which is about 7 times faster and
151 produces better code.
152 Multithreading is now supported.
153 A lot of bugs have been fixed.
155 * Version 0.10 (ancient history)
158 The initial version included the old JIT and support for lang, util and io.