gcc/libjava/NEWS

New in libgcj X.XX:

* libgcj now includes a bytecode interpreter.

New in libgcj 2.95:

* First public release
[multiple changes] 1999-08-09 Anthony Green <green@cygnus.com> * gij.cc: New file. * include/config.h.in: Rebuilt. * acconfig.h: Add INTERPRETER. * configure: Rebuilt. * Makefile.in: Rebuilt. * Makefile.am (libffi_files): Identify the libffi object files for inclusion in libgcj. (LIBFFIINCS): Define. * interpret.cc (gnu::gcj::runtime::MethodInvocation::continue1): Dummy definition for configurations without an interpreter. * java/net/natPlainSocketImpl.cc (getOption): Disamiguate call to java::lang::Boolean constructor. * include/java-interp.h: Always include java-cpool.h. * java/lang/natClassLoader.cc (getVMClassLoader0): Always return 0 when INTERPRETER not defined. * java/lang/Class.h (finalize): Define. * gnu/gcj/util/path/DirectoryPathEntry.java (getURL): Catch IOException from File.getCanonicalPath. (getStream): Likewise. * NEWS: More news. * THANKS: More thanks. 1999-08-09 Kresten Krab Thorup <krab@gnu.org> * resolve.cc (get_ffi_type_from_signature): Generate uint16 for jchar type. (_Jv_PrepareClass): Allow non-abstract classes to have abstract subclasses. (_Jv_ResolvePoolEntry): Revert subclass check for protected fields and methods. * interpret.cc (continue1/perform_invoke): Don't sign extend uint16 return val. (continue1/lshl,lshr): Push long, not int. (continue1/ulshr): Use UINT64, not long long. * defineclass.cc (handleFieldsEnd): Handle case when all fields are static. * java/lang/natClass.cc (forName): Add call to _Jv_InitClass. * java/lang/FirstThread.java (run): Add top-level exception handler. (run0): Renamed from run. 1999-08-08 Kresten Krab Thorup <krab@gnu.org> * configure.in (--with-interpreter): Added. * include/config.h.in (INTERPRETER): Added. * java/lang/ClassLoader.java: File replaced. * java/lang/VMClassLoader.java: New file. * java/lang/natClassLoader.cc: New file. * gnu/gcj/runtime/MethodInvocation.java: New file. * gnu/gcj/util/path/SearchPath.java: New file. * gnu/gcj/util/path/PathEntry.java: New file. * gnu/gcj/util/path/DirectoryPathEntry.java: New file. * gnu/gcj/util/path/ZipPathEntry.java: New file. * gnu/gcj/util/path/URLPathEntry.java: New file. * gnu/gcj/util/path/CacheEntry.java: New file. * include/java-interp.h: New file. * include/java-cpool.h: New file. * include/java-insns.h: New file. * defineclass.cc: New file. * interpret.cc: New file. * resolve.cc: New file. * java/lang/natClass.cc (loaded_classes, _Jv_RegisterClass, _Jv_RegisterClasses, _Jv_FindClassInCache, _Jv_FindClass, _Jv_NewClass, _Jv_FindArrayClass): Moved to natClassLoader.cc. (finalize): New. (STATE_NOTHING, STATE_RESOLVED, STATE_IN_PROGRESS, STATE_DONE, STATE_ERROR): Moved to java/lang/Class.h and renamed with JV_ prefix. (initializeClass): Use new JV_ prefixed names. Also, call ClassLoader::resolveClass instead of _Jv_ResolveClass. * java/lang/Class.h (JV_STATE_PRELOADING, JV_STATE_LOADING, JV_STATE_LOADED, JV_STATE_COMPILED, JV_STATE_PREPARED, JV_STATE_LINKED): New. (_Jv_WaitForState, _Jv_RegisterInitiatingLoader, _Jv_UnregisterClass, _Jv_InternClassStrings): New friends. (_Jv_IsInterpretedClass, _Jv_InitField, _Jv_LookupDeclaredMethod, _Jv_DetermineVTableIndex, _Jv_ResolvePoolEntry, _Jv_PrepareClass, _Jv_ClassReader, _Jv_InterpClass, _Jv_InterpMethod, _Jv_InterpMethodInvocation): New friends for interpreter. (finalize): New. (CONSTANT_Class, CONSTANT_String, etc.): Moved to include/java-cpool.h and renamed with JV_ prefix. * include/jvm.h (_Jv_makeUtf8Const, _Jv_makeUtf8TypeConst): New decls. (_Jv_UnregisterClass): New decl. * java/lang/natClassLoader.cc (_Jv_FindArrayClass): Added class loader argument. (_Jv_FindClass): Use class loader. * prims.cc (_Jv_makeUtf8Const): New function. (_Jv_NewObjectArray): Change use of _Jv_FindArrayClass. (_Jv_NewPrimArray): Ditto. (_Jv_FindClassFromSignature): Ditto. * java/lang/reflect/natArray.cc (newInstance): Ditto. * java/lang/reflect/natMethod.cc (getType): Ditto. * include/java-field.h (_Jv_Field::isRef): Make robust for non-resolved contexts. * boehm.cc (_Jv_MarkObj): Mark interpreter-related fields. Also, don't mark class->next field. * java/lang/VirtualMachineError.java: Added FIXME note. * configure.in (INTERPSPEC): New spec. * libgcj.spec.in: Added INTERPSPEC. * Makefile.am: Added gcjh friends for java/lang/VMClassLoader and gnu/gcj/runtime/MethodInvocation. (libgcj_la_SOURCES): Added resolve.cc defineclass.cc interpret.cc. (ordinary_java_source_files): Added above mentioned java classes. * configure: Rebuilt. * Makefile.in: Rebuilt. From-SVN: r28597 1999-08-08 16:06:23 +02:00			`New in libgcj X.XX:`

			`* libgcj now includes a bytecode interpreter.`

NEWS: Likewise. * NEWS: Likewise. * THANKS: New file. From-SVN: r28371 1999-08-01 06:04:04 +02:00			`New in libgcj 2.95:`

			`* First public release`