From a7d6b75ec32b96d60cc0f3c5dbbe2320d2d67f28 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mark Wielaard Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 23:36:47 +0000 Subject: * configure.ac: Set version to 0.12. * NEWS: Add new items for this release. --- NEWS | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'NEWS') diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index c0584e5eb..29d8497cb 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,12 +1,44 @@ -New in release 0.12 (unreleased) +New in release 0.12 (Nov 14, 2004) * GNU Classpath's JAR implementation now has preliminary support for signed entries, for so called "signed JAR" file support. Signed JAR - files are one of the key security features of the Java platform, and - allow code to run privileged given unforgeable proofs of identity. + files are one of the key security features of managed runtimes, and + allows code to run privileged given unforgeable proofs of identity. * A much improved version of X.509 certificates has been added, including a robust certificate path checking algorithm. Also included is an implementation of the RSA signature scheme. +* Full java.awt.color implementation, with all standard ICC profiles, + except for PhotoYCC color space. +* java.beans 1.4 updates and bug fixes. +* java.awt.image support updated to 1.4. +* Improved build process. Uses less memory with gcj and C code is + buildable with -Werror on most platform. Please configure with + --enable-Werror and report any remaining issues. +* Big-endian (PowerPC) fixes for native awt GTK+ peers. +* Checkstyle support, see scripts/checkstyle-config.xml. +* Better AWT focus management fro GTK+ peers. +* Much faster and better fonts support + (for both gdk Graphics and cairo Graphics2D) +* AWT Choice fixes for hidden components. +* HTTP Connection Handler fixes for POST support. +* Much fuller collection documentation. +* Lots of Calendar bug fixes. +* More javax.imageio support. +* Better AWT Help MenuBar support. +* Lookahead support for regular expressions. +* Serialization object stream fixes for multiple ClassLoader scenarios. +* Swing TabbedPane, ColorChooser and ComboBox improvements. +* Start of JTree functionality. +* Improved Eclipse 3 support for GNU Classpath based runtimes. + +Runtime interface Changes: + +* New --enable-java-lang-system-explicit-initialization configuration + option. (Warning, will be replaced in next release, please consult + the mailinglist.) +* The reference implementation of VMClassLoader has default + implementations for getResource(s) and provides support for a new + default getSystemClassLoader implementation. New in release 0.11 (Sep 13, 2004) -- cgit v1.2.1