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#!wml
#use wml::std::page
#use wml::std::lang
#use wml::fmt::isolatin
#use wml::std::case global=upper
<lang:new id=en short>
<lang:star:slice:>
<set-var last-modified-author="<cbj>">
#include <include/macros.wml>
<header title="GNU Classpath">
<en>
<p>
GNU Classpath is a set of essential libraries for supporting the Java
language. Our goal is to provide a free replacement for Sun's
proprietary class libraries so that the GNU system can run programs
written in the Java language.
</p>
<p>
Classpath is licensed under the terms of the <link url="/copyleft/gpl.html"
name="GNU General Public License"> with the following special exception.
</p>
<p>
<blockquote>
<code>
As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give you
permission to link this library with independent modules to produce an
executable, regardless of the license terms of these independent
modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under
terms of your choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked
independent module, the terms and conditions of the license of that
module. An independent module is a module which is not derived from
or based on this library. If you modify this library, you may extend
this exception to your version of the library, but you are not
obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete this
exception statement from your version.
</code>
</blockquote>
</p>
<p>
As such, it can be used to run free as well as proprietary
applications and applets.
</p>
<p>
Classpath is a work in progress. There have been no public releases;
however, pre-release source code is available via GNU's anonymous CVS
server, and snapshots of the Classpath tree have been released and are
available from <link url="ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/classpath/"
name="ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/classpath/">.
</p>
<p>
Directions for obtaining the source code through CVS are available
at <link url="http://savannah.gnu.org/cvs/?group_id=85"
name="http://savannah.gnu.org/cvs/?group_id=85">. These directions are
for anonymous and developer access. Information about accessing CVS
from behind a firewall is also available.
</p>
<p>
Classpath has been converted to a <link url="http://savannah.gnu.org/"
name="Savannah"> project. Our project page is <link
url="http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/classpath/"
name="http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/classpath/">. From there you
can submit bug reports, check the latest news, find tasks yet to be
done, and most importantly submit patches!
</p>
</en>
<H4>Announcements</H4>
<UL>
<LI><link url="/software/classpath/announce/20010106.html"
name="GNU Classpath Version 0.02"> (2001-01-06)</LI>
<LI><link url="/software/classpath/announce/20001120.html"
name="GNU Classpath Version 0.01"> (2000-11-20)</LI>
<LI><link url="/software/classpath/announce/19990206.html"
name="GNU Classpath Version 0.00"> (1999-02-06)</LI>
</UL>
<H4>Documentation</H4>
<UL>
<LI><link url="/software/classpath/doc/orp.html" name="Using GNU
Classpath with ORP"></LI>
<LI><link url="/software/classpath/doc/hacking.html"
name="GNU Classpath Hacker's Guide"></LI>
<LI><link url="/software/classpath/doc/vmintegration.html"
name="Virtual Machine Integration Guide"></LI>
</UL>
<H4><en>Mailing List</en></H4>
<en>
<p>
There is one general discussion list for Classpath. You may
<link url="http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/classpath/" name="subscribe">
to the mailing list via the web. However, you may also
just send an email message with a subject of "subscribe"
to <link url="mailto:classpath-request@gnu.org?subject=subscribe"
name="<classpath-request@gnu.org>">. You may
<link url="http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/classpath/" name="unsubscribe">
from the mailing list via the web as well. To send a message to the list,
mail it to <link url="mailto:classpath@gnu.org" name="<classpath@gnu.org>">.
An <link url="http://www.mail-archive.com/classpath%40gnu.org/" name="archive"> of
the list is available which dates back to the beginning of the project.
A new, but less comprehensive, archive of the mailing list is now located
on <link url="http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/classpath/" name="mail.gnu.org">.
</p>
</en>
<H4><en>Status</en></H4>
<p>
<en>
We're aiming for GNU Classpath 1.0 to be fully compatible with Java
1.1 and largely compatible with Java 1.2. Detailed information on the
current state of a package can be obtained by clicking on the
appropriate link below.
</en>
</p>
<package-list>
<package-item name="java.applet">
<package-item name="java.awt">
<package-item name="java.awt.datatransfer" section="java.awt">
<package-item name="java.awt.event" section="java.awt">
<package-item name="java.awt.image">
<package-item name="java.awt.peer" section="java.awt">
<package-item name="java.beans">
<package-item name="java.beans.beancontext" section="java.beans">
<package-item name="java.io">
<package-item name="java.lang">
<package-item name="java.lang.ref" section="java.lang">
<package-item name="java.lang.reflect" section="java.lang">
<package-item name="java.math">
<package-item name="java.net">
<package-item name="java.rmi">
<package-item name="java.rmi.dgc" section="java.rmi">
<package-item name="java.rmi.registry" section="java.rmi">
<package-item name="java.rmi.server" section="java.rmi">
<package-item name="java.security">
<package-item name="java.security.acl" section="java.security">
<package-item name="java.security.cert" section="java.security">
<package-item name="java.security.interfaces" section="java.security">
<package-item name="java.security.spec" section="java.security">
<package-item name="java.sql">
<package-item name="java.text">
<package-item name="java.util">
<package-item name="java.util.zip">
</package-list>
<H4>Virtual Machines</H4>
<en>
<p>
The primary target for GNU Classpath was originally <link
url="http://www.japhar.org" name="Japhar">. Japhar-0.07 works out-of-the-box with
GNU Classpath-0.00. Japhar-0.09 is required for newer releases of GNU
Classpath. In the past couple of years no one has been able to take
over the maintenance of Japhar and once again Japhar does not work
with GNU Classpath CVS. Thankfully other VMs have taken an
interest in GNU Classpath and those are listed below.
</p>
<p>
First is <link url="http://sources.redhat.com/java/"
name="GCJ">. Although GNU Classpath cannot be compiled for use with
GCJ at this time, a lot of work has been done to merge GCJ class
library code and GNU Classpath class library code. This has resulted
in a better version of each. The current merge status between the two
projects is <link
url="http://gcc.gnu.org/java/libgcj-classpath-compare.html"
name="located here">.
</p>
<p>
A second VM is <link url="http://www.intel.com/research/mrl/orp/"
name="Intel's ORP">, or Open Runtime Platform. Information about ORP
can also be found at <link url="http://orp.sourceforge.net/"
name="http://orp.sourceforge.net/">. We're hopeful that the next
version of ORP after 1.0.6 will allow users to optionally use GNU
Classpath native libraries instead of those bundled with ORP. ORP is
the easiest VM to test GNU Classpath with including JNI native libraries
but you must patch ORP to do so. Information is available in the
mailing list archives.
</p>
<p>
A third VM is <link url="http://kissme.sourceforge.net/"
name="Kissme">. This VM includes a modified version of the GNU
Classpath libraries.
</p>
<p>
A fourth VM is <link url="http://www.sablevm.org/" name="SableVM">.
This VM also uses a modified version of the GNU Classpath libraries.
</p>
<p>
A fifth VM is <link url="http://www.eecg.toronto.edu/~doylep/jupiter/"
name="Jupiter">. This VM also uses a modified version of the GNU
Classpath libraries.
</p>
</en>
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