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@@ -1,27 +1,35 @@ -GNU Classpath README - Last updated: May 21, 2004 - -GNU Classpath, Essential Libraries for Java is a project to create -a complete "clean room" implementation of the Java class libraries -that will also be free software. Additionally GNU Classpath now includes -a sub-project called GNU Classpath Tools whose goal is to provide -a number of free replacements for standard Java development tools like -javadoc, javap, javah, and others. - -This is a development snapshot release only and is not ready for general -purpose use. You need to combine it at least with one of the development -environments mentioned below. - -Eventually, these essential libraries for Java will work with as many -free JVMs as possible. Complete development environments known to be -based on GNU Classpath include (recommended for end users): +GNU Classpath README - Last updated: Jul 9, 2004 + +GNU Classpath, Essential Libraries for Java is a project to create a +free software implementation of the core class libraries for the java +programming language. + +Additionally GNU Classpath includes a sub-project called GNU Classpath +Tools whose goal is to provide a number of free replacements for +standard Java development tools like javadoc, javap, javah, and +others. And a sub-project called GNU Inetlib, an extension library to +provide extra network protocol support (ftp, finger, gopher) for GNU +Classpath, but it can also standalone to ease adding http, imap, pop3 +and smtp client support to applictions. These subprojects are normally +released independent from the core libraries. + +This is a development snapshot release only and is not for general +purpose use. GNU Classpath needs to be combine with a proper +development environments to be useable for end users. Eventually, +these essential libraries for java will work with as many free +compilers and runtimes as possible. + +Complete development environments known to be based on GNU Classpath +include (recommended for end users): * GCC with GCJ (http://gcc.gnu.org/java/) * Kaffe (http://www.kaffe.org/) -Smaller (runtime only) environments which work with unmodified GNU Classpath -releases include (recommended for GNU Classpath hackers): +Smaller environments (runtime only, no compilers, no tools) which work +with this GNU Classpath releases include +(tested by and recommended for GNU Classpath hackers): - * JamVM (http://www.jamvmv.org/) + * JamVM (http://jamvm.sourceforge.net/) * Jikes RVM (http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/oss/jikesrvm/) * Kissme (http://kissme.sourceforge.net/) @@ -29,6 +37,12 @@ In general the latest releases of the above VMs will work out of the box with the latest GNU Classpath release (and in most cases directly with the development sources from CVS). +Besides combining GNU Classpath with the runtimes and compilers above +you might want to add support for encryption libraries as provided by +GNU Crypto (http://www.gnu.org/software/gnu-crypto/). +And for additional extension libraries (mail, xml, activation, infobus, +servlet) check out GNU ClasspathX (http://www.gnu.org/software/classpathx). + Some tools come with their own customized version of GNU Classpath. Please check if there is a customised version available for the tool you use before trying the bare bones GNU Classpath release. We are working with |