-* About this file
-=================
+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)
+
+ * 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.
+ * 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)
+
+ * New tasuki lock implementation resolves deadlock problems on
+ multi-processor machines.
+ * Handle Miranda-methods properly.
+ * try-catch line number problem with jikes fixed.
+ * Added support for libjvm.so (including invocation API).
+ * Stripped down object code size of code generators.
+ * Increased default maximum heap size to 128MB and decreased default
+ stack size to 64kB.
+ * Cleaned up internal handling of Unicode strings.
+ * Fixed getResources of bootstrap classloader.
+ * Correct handling of boot packages (provided glibj.zip contains a
+ jar index).
+ * Exception handling fixes (don't allocate memory on Java heap).
+ * x86_64's code generator generates not RISC-style code.
+ * Green threads implementation removed.
+ * Semaphore implementation for Darwin (taken from Boehm).
+ * sem_wait interrupted by signal fixed.
+ * Overflow in Object.wait() (partially) fixed (caused busy waiting
+ in JOnAS).
+ * Store JNI global refs in native hashtable instead of Java
+ hashtable (bootstrap problem).
+ * Argument passing fixed for powerpc-linux (asm_vm_call_method).
+
+
+New in release 0.95 (February 13, 2006)
+
+ * Dead-lock bugfix. This should fix the random dead-locks seen in
+ Eclipse or other applications.
+ * Search for suitable jar program during configure, can be specified
+ via JAR environment variable
+ * --enable-zlib bugfix
+ * i386 bugfix: Set FPU to 64-bit on VM startup (fixes Debian bug
+ #350729)
+ * powerpc bugfix: (M_COPY): Handle longs and doubles properly.
+ * Fixed instructions copying stackslots (like DUP_X1).
+ * Fixed classcache-related problem with java.lang.reflect.Proxy.
+ * Throw correct exception when trying to load a directory
+ as a classfile (from a .zip file).
+ * Fixed incorrect method resolution when calling instance methods
+ through JNI (fixes CACAO bugs #17 and #18).
+
+
+New in release 0.94 (January 22, 2006)
+
+ * support compilation of Interpreter and JIT compiler into one binary (not
+ enabled by default)
+ * bootstrap ZIP code rewrite (VM startup time improvement)
+ * fixed JNI DirectByteBuffer functions, jogl works now
+ * removed most third-party files from the repository, we link to the
+ libraries instead
+ * removed VM interface Java files which were identical to the GNU
+ Classpath upstream version
+ * added defineClassWithTransformers to java.lang.VMClassLoader, now we are
+ able to build against the generics branch
+ * Java compiler which should be used during compilation can be specified
+ via JAVAC environment variable
+ * a lot of bugfixes
+
+
+New in release 0.93 (November 23, 2005)
+
+ * Java 1.5 support
+ * JIT codegenerators for Arm and MIPS (32-bit, -o32), currently
+ closed-source
+ * integration of a vmgen-based interpreter (--enable-intrp)
+ * removal of GNU classpath, CACAO now uses upstream releases or CVS
+ head versions
+ * finalizer thread
+ * JNI local references implemented
+ * reflection fixes and access checks (mauve tests)
+ * linear scan register allocator (-lsra)
+ * lazy resolving fixes
+ * fixed instanceof instruction
+ * updated to Boehm GC 6.6
+
+
+New in release 0.92 "Tomclipse" (July 14, 2005)
+
+ * runtime lazy-loading with code patching
+ * dynamic library loading on every platform we support (using
+ libltdl)
+ * new ICMDs (PUTSTATICCONST, PUTFIELDCONST)
+ * some ICMDs inlined (IDIV/IREM, LDIV/LREM, AASTORE, ARRAYCHECKCAST)
+ * register allocator uses unused argument registers
+ * stacktraces on MIPS, PowerPC and x86_64
+ * integration of GNU classpath's system class loader
+ * internal class loading code more Java VM Spec compliant
+ (classcache, loading constraints, ...)
+ * virtual function table bugfix (abstract class implements not all
+ interface methods)
+ * initial support for thread dump on SIGQUIT (<ctrl>-\) on most
+ platforms
+ * GNU classpath 0.16
+ * Boehm GC 6.5
+
+
+New in release 0.91 (December 23, 2004)
+
+ * bug fixed in MULTIANEWARRAY
+ * field access related bug fixes
+ * native function call bug fixes
+ * smaller fixes...
+
+
+New in release 0.90 (December 8, 2004)
+
+ * More architectures supported: At the moment, CACAO is able to run on
+ Alpha, MIPS (64-bit), x86, x86-64 and PowerPC (32-bit) architectures.
+ * Native thread support
+ * Java 1.4 support
+ * GNU classpath 0.12
+ * Preliminary AWT support
+ * Boehm garbage collector
+ * Reentrant JIT compiler
+ * Lots of bug fixes and conformance enhancements
+ * Lots of bugs introduced and not fixed
-This file lists the most important changes for each official as well as
-internal release of cacao. See the "ChangeLog" for a more detailed list of
-all the changes in the code.
* Version 0.40 (released)
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The initial version included the old JIT and support for lang, util and io.
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