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revision 1.7 by cbj, Mon Nov 5 02:59:24 2001 UTC revision 1.8 by mark, Mon Feb 4 12:17:54 2002 UTC
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1  New in release 0.03 (TBD)  New in release 0.03 (TBD)
2  * More merges with libgcj have been performed including java.math which now  * More merges with libgcj have been performed including java.math which now
3    provides a pure Java implementation of that package.    provides a pure Java implementation of that package.
4  * A pure Java implementation of java.util.zip is available.    Current status at <http://gcc.gnu.org/java/libgcj-classpath-compare.html>
5    * A pure Java implementation (Jazzlib) of java.util.zip is available.
6    * Added the java.rmi implementation that Transvirtual donated to the FSF.
7  * Includes jni.h now, eliminating the need to specify a particular VM  * Includes jni.h now, eliminating the need to specify a particular VM
8    via configure.    via configure.
9  * No proprietary classes or programs are required to compile.  * No proprietary classes or programs are required to compile.
10      Compiles out of the box with jikes or gcj.
11  * Separation of compiling Java source and native libraries through the  * Separation of compiling Java source and native libraries through the
12    configure mechanism.  If given no arguments, configure will setup the    configure mechanism.  If given no arguments, configure will setup the
13    subsequent build to only produce Java bytecode (.class files).  More    subsequent build to only produce Java bytecode (.class files).  More
14    information is available in INSTALLING.    information is available in INSTALLING.
15  * Support for compiling in a separate directory, as an example you may  * Support for compiling in a separate directory, as an example you may
16    cd classpath-0.03; mkdir build; cd build; ../configure; make    cd classpath-0.03; mkdir build; cd build; ../configure; make
17    * Works with Orp 1.0.9 out of the box. Build instructions can be found at
18      <http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/doc/orp.html>
19    * Lots of bugfixes that were found by using Classpath with the gcj, Orp,
20      SableVM, KissMe and Jaos VMs. Please use our bugdatabase at
21      <http://savannah.gnu.org/support/?group_id=85>
22    * Lots of updates to make Classpath more compliant with the 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4
23      API specification. The current status can be found at
24      <http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/status.html>
25    * All files are now distributed under the same terms. Added clarification to
26      GPL exception.
27    
28  New in release 0.02 (2001/01/06)  New in release 0.02 (2001/01/06)
29  * Support for printing exceptions with Japhar 0.09 + patch included in  * Support for printing exceptions with Japhar 0.09 + patch included in

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