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#!wml --include=..
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#use wml::std::page
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#use wml::std::lang
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#use wml::fmt::isolatin
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#use wml::std::case global=upper
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<lang:new id=en short>
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<lang:star:slice:>
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<set-var last-modified-author="prr">
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#include <include/macros.wml>
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<header title="<en>GNU Classpath 0.09 Announcement (2004-05-02)</en>">
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<pre>
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We are pleased to announce a new development release of GNU Classpath.
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GNU Classpath, Essential Libraries for Java, is a project to create free
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core class libraries for use with virtual machines and compilers for the
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java programming language.
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GNU Classpath 0.09 can be downloaded from
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ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/classpath/
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or one of the ftp.gnu.org mirrors
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http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html
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File: classpath-0.09.tar.gz
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MD5sum: 1c4bcf2e6b5201c6496ba55ee8aac04d
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New in GNU Classpath 0.09:
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* Includes updated GNU JAXP version from 2004-02-01.
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* Native C code is now -ansi -pedantic (C89) clean and (almost) -Wall clean.
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* java.io is now implemented by delegating most tasks directly to java.nio.
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* Reworked/Optimized implementations of java.nio.Buffer and subclasses.
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* New javax.print, javax.print.attribute[.standard] and javax.print.event
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packages and classes.
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* java.text attributed iterators support.
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* New javax.imageio, javax.imageio.event and javax.imageio.spi packages and
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classes.
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* GNU Classpath can now load service providers that are described via
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META-INF/services/* resources in extension JARs. This is useful for
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implementing the various APIs that are supposed to be extensible via
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custom plugins. For details, please see the documentation of
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gnu.classpath.ServiceFactory.
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Application developers are strongly discouraged from calling glibj
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internal packages. Instead, they might want invoke the newly implemented
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javax.imageio.spi.ServiceRegistry.lookupProviders, which is a standard
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method for loading plug-ins.
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* New developers wanting to help the GNU Classpath project might want to
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review the greatly expanded Hacker Guide included in the doc directory
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or online at http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/docs/hacking.html
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Also the FAQ has been expanded. And when working from CVS you can now use
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a simple autogen.sh script to get all autotools magic done automagically.
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* New configure option --with-glibj which defines how to install the glibj
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class files as zip, as flat directory files or both (zip|flat|both)
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[default=zip]. When working with multiple runtimes some of which might
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not support bootstrap classes in zip files the --with-glibj=both option
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is recommended (this does take extra disc space).
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* Two big code drops from the libgcj gui branch updating various java.awt
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and javax.swing classes.
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* Multiple java.net.InetAdress fixes and java.rmi fixes.
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* ServerSocket.accept() now restarts listening when system call interrupted.
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* Much cleanups to make standard API doc valid XHTML (not completed yet).
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* A scan for unused variables and non-static invocation of static methods
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turned up a couple of subtle bugs which have now all been fixed.
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* The Mauve testsuite has been cleaned up considerable and lots of issues
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in the GNU Classpath core class implementation have been fixed.
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VM Interface changes:
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* java.lang.Class/VMClass interface was changed. The interface now no
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longer requires an instance of VMClass for each Class instance. Instead
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the field vmdata in Class is now of type Object.
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* GNU Classpath now assumes that JNI calls SetXField can modify final
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fields. This was previously used silently for System.in/out/err and should
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be considered as a feature now.
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* A new VMProcess and a sample JNI C implementation are now provided to
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make Runtime.exec() work out of the box on some systems. This requires
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a small change to VMRuntime.exec() when a runtime wants to use it as the
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default java.lang.Process implementation.
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* The implementation of most of java.io through java.nio moved serveral
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runtime specific I/O methods. Most methods do have a generic default native
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C JNI implementation in native/jni/java-nio.
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* Runtime support methods for java.io.File have been moved to VMFile which
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also comes with a default JNI C implementation.
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* To support the new service provider mechanism runtimes must make sure that
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extension JARs are made accessible via the default context class loader.
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Here are answers to some questions you might have about this project and
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this release.
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1). What is required to build/install/run?
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GNU Classpath requires a working GNU build environment and a byte code
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compiler such as jikes, gcj or kjc. When creating native code you will
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also need a working C compiler and up to date Gnome development
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libraries (gtk+, libart and gdk-pixbuf). More information on the
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precise version numbers for the tools and libraries can be found in
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the INSTALL file.
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A list of virtual machines and compilers known to work with GNU
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Classpath can be found at our website:
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http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/stories.htm
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2). What platforms are supported?
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GNU/Linux is the only platform that has been tested.
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We plan to eventually support many others.
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3). Who should use this software?
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Although GNU Classpath is already capable of supporting many
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applications written in the java programming language, this is a
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development release. As such, there are still some unfinished
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components, and some problems are to be expected. You should install it
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if you are interested in GNU Classpath development or reporting bugs.
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We appreciate both.
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A good overview of the current status can be found on the GNU Classpath
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at FOSDEM'04 page which describes the last GNU Classpath hacker meeting.
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It includes reports and presentations on the current status and future
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plans: http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/events/fosdem04.html
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4). Where do I go for more information?
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The project home page with information on our mailing list can be
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found http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/.
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</pre>
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<footer>
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