From 1c28f572de127e1019fdd96c0308eb62b3fed29f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mark Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 13:32:29 +0000 Subject: * NEWS: Add 4.1 updates. git-svn-id: svn+ssh://gcc.gnu.org/svn/gcc/trunk@110437 138bc75d-0d04-0410-961f-82ee72b054a4 --- libjava/NEWS | 291 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 291 insertions(+) (limited to 'libjava/NEWS') diff --git a/libjava/NEWS b/libjava/NEWS index 24fd4567716..f028b6fec56 100644 --- a/libjava/NEWS +++ b/libjava/NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,294 @@ +*** Changes in GCC 4.1: + +Core library (libgcj) updates based on GNU Classpath 0.15 - 0.19+ + +- Networking + +* The java.net.HttpURLConnection implementation no longer buffers the + entire response body in memory. This means that response bodies + larger than available memory can now be handled. + +- (N)IO + +* NIO FileChannel.map implementation, fast bulk put implementation for + DirectByteBuffer (speeds up this method 10x). + +* FileChannel.lock() and FileChannel.force() implemented. + +- XML + +* gnu.xml fix for nodes created outside a namespace context. + +* Add support for output indenting and cdata-section-elements output + instruction in xml.transform. + +* xml.xpath corrections for cases where elements/attributes might have + been created in non-namespace-aware mode. Corrections to handling of + XSL variables and minor conformance updates. + +- AWT + +* Qt4 configury switches for OS-X. Additional to the --enable-qt-peer, OS-X + users with a Qt4 installation can build the qt-peers with the argument + --with-qt4dir=. + +* GNU JAWT implementation, the AWT Native Interface, which allows direct + access to native screen resources from within a Canvas's paint method. + GNU Classpath Examples comes with a Demo, + see libjava/classpath/examples/README. + +* awt.datatransfer updated to 1.5 with supports for FlavorEvents. + The gtk+ awt peers now allow copy/paste of text, images, uris/files + and serialized objects with other applications and tracking + clipboard change events with gtk+ 2.6 (for gtk+ 2.4 only text and + serialized objects are supported). A GNU Classpath Examples + datatransfer Demo was added to show the new functionality. + +* Split gtk+ awt peers event handling in two threads and improve gdk lock + handling (solves several AWT lock ups). + +* Speed up awt Image loading. + +* Better GTK scrollbar peer implementation when using GTK >= 2.6. + +* Handle image loading errors correctly for gdkpixbuf and MediaTracker. + +* Better handle GDK lock. Properly prefix gtkpeer native functions (cp_gtk). + +* GdkGraphics2D has been updated to use Cairo 0.5.x APIs. + +* BufferedImage and GtkImage rewrites. All image drawing operations + should now work correctly (flipping requires gtk+ >= 2.6) + +* Future Graphics2D, Image and Text work is documented at: + http://developer.classpath.org/mediation/ClasspathGraphicsImagesText + +* When gtk+ 2.6 or higher is installed the default log handler will produce + stack traces whenever a WARNING, CRITICAL or ERROR message is produced. + +- Free Swing + +* The Swing RepaintManager has been reworked for more efficient painting, + especially for large GUIs. + +* The Swing layout manager OverlayLayout has been implemented, the BoxLayout + has been rewritten to make use of the SizeRequirements utility class and + caching for more efficient layout. + +* Improved accessibility support for Swing. + +* Significant progress has been made in the implementation of the + javax.swing.plaf.metal.* package, with most UI delegates in a working state + now. Please test this with your own applications and provide feedback that + will help us to improve this package. + +* The GUI demo (gnu.classpath.examples.swing.Demo) has been extended to + highlight various features in our free-swing implementation. And includes + a look and feel switcher (Metal default, Ocean or GNU). + +* The javax.swing.plaf.multi.* package is now implemented. + +* Editing and several key actions for JTree and JTable were implemented. + +* Lots of icons and look and feel improvements for Free Swing basic and + metal themes were added. Try running the GNU Classpath Swing Demo in + examples (gnu.classpath.examples.swing.Demo) with: + -Dswing.defaultlaf=javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicLookAndFeel + -Dswing.defaultlaf=javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel + +* Start of styled text capabilites for java.swing.text. + +* DefaultMutableTreeNode preorder, postorder, depthFirst and breadthFirst + traversal enumerations implemented. + +* JInternalFrame colors and titlebar draw properly. + +* JTree is working up to par (icons, selection and keyboard traversal). + +* JMenus were made more compatible in visual and programmatic behavior. + +* JTable changeSelection and multiple selections implemented. + +* JButton and JToggleButton change states work properly now. + +* JFileChooser fixes. + +* revalidate and repaint fixes which make Free Swing much more responsive. + +* MetalIconFactory implemented. + +* Free Swing Top-Level Compatibility. JFrame, JDialog, JApplet, + JInternalFrame, and JWindow are now 1.5 compatible in the sense that you + can call add() and setLayout() directly on them, which will have the same + effect as calling getContentPane().add() and getContentPane().setLayout(). + +* The JTree interface has been completed. JTrees now recognizes mouse clicks + and selections work, but the visual implementation is not yet complete. + Work on expansion and collapsing of the tree nodes is being implemented. + +* BoxLayout works properly now. + +* Fixed GrayFilter to actually work. + +* Metal SplitPane implemented. + +* Lots of free swing text and editor stuff work now. + +- Free RMI and Corba + +* The Andrew Watson, Vice President and Technical Director of the Object + Management Group, has officially assigned us 20 bit Vendor Minor Code Id: + 0x47430 ("GC") that will mark remote Classpath - specific system exceptions. + Obtaining the VMCID means that GNU Classpath now is a recogniseable type of + node in a highly interoperable CORBA world. + +* Classpath now includes the first working draft to support the RMI over + IIOP protocol. The current implementation is capable for remote invocations, + transferring various Serializables and Externalizables via RMI-IIOP protocol. + It can flatten graphs and, at least for the simple cases, is interoperable + with Sun's jdk 1.5. + +* org.omg.PortableInterceptor and related functionality in other packages + is now implemented: + - The sever and client interceptors work as required since 1.4. + - The IOR interceptor works as needed for 1.5. + +* The org.omg.DynamicAny package is completed and passes the prepared tests. + +* The Portable Object Adapter should now support the output of the + recent IDL to java compilers. These compilers now generate servants and + not CORBA objects as before, making the output depended on the existing + POA implementation. Completing POA means that such code can already be + tried to run on Classpath. Our POA is tested for the following usager + scenarios: + - POA converts servant to the CORBA object. + - Servant provides to the CORBA object. + - POA activates new CORBA object with the given Object Id (byte array) + that is later accessible for the servant. + - During the first call, the ServantActivator provides servant for this + and all subsequent calls on the current object. + - During each call, the ServantLocator provides servant for this call + only. + - ServantLocator or ServantActivator forwards call to another server. + - POA has a single servant, responsible for all objects. + - POA has a default servant, but some objects are explicitly connected + to they specific servants. + The POA is verified using tests from the former cost.omg.org. + +* The CORBA implementation is now a working prototype that should support + features up till 1.3 inclusive. + We would invite groups writing CORBA dependent applications to + try Classpath implementation, reporting any possible bugs. + + The CORBA prototype is interoperable with Sun's implementation v 1.4, + transferring object references, primitive types, narrow and wide + strings, arrays, structures, trees, abstract interfaces and + value types (feature of CORBA 2.3) between these two platforms. + The remote exceptions are transferred and handled correctly. + The stringified object references (IORs) from various sources are + parsed as required. + The transient (for current session) and permanent (till jre restart) + redirections work. + Both Little and Big Endian encoded messages are accepted. + The implementation is verified using tests from the former cost.omg.org. + The current release includes working examples (see the examples directory), + demonstrating the client-server communication, using either CORBA Request + or IDL-based stub (usually generated by a IDL to java compiler). + These examples also show how to use the Classpath CORBA naming service. + The IDL to java compiler is not yet written, but as our library must be + compatible, it naturally accepts the output of other idlj implementations. + +- Misc + +* Updated TimeZone data against Olson tzdata2005l. + +* Make zip and jar UTF-8 "clean". + +* "native" code builds and compiles (warning free) on Darwin and Solaris. + +* java.util.logging.FileHandler now rotates files. + +* Start of a generic JDWP framework in gnu/classpath/jdwp. + This is unfinished, but feedback (at classpath@gnu.org) from runtime + hackers is greatly appreciated. Although most of the work is currently + being done around gcj/gij we want this framework to be as VM neutral as + possible. Early design is described in: + http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/java/2005-05/msg00260.html + +* QT4 AWT peers, enable by giving configure --enable-qt-peer. + Included, but not ready for production yet. They are explicitly + disabled and not supported. But if you want to help with the + development of these new features we are interested in feedback. You + will have to explicitly enable them to try them out + (and they will most likely contain bugs). + +* Documentation fixes all over the place. + See http://developer.classpath.org/doc/ + +Thanks! The following people helped with the above new features, bug +reports, testing and integration: + +Aaron Luchko (JDWP updates and documentation fixes) Andreas Jaeger +(mprec updates) Andreas Tobler (Darwin and Solaris testing and fixing, +Qt4 support for Darwin/OSX, Graphics2D support, gtk+ updates.) Andrew +Haley (Serialization and URLClassLoader fixes, gcj build speedups) +Andrew John Hughes (Locale and net fixes, URI RFC2986 updates, +Serialization fixes, Properties XML support and generic branch work, +VMIntegration guide update) Andrew Overholt (File locking) Anthony +Balkissoon (JList, Free Swing 1.5 updates and mouse event fixes, Lots +of Free Swing work including JTable editing) Anthony Green (MIDI +framework, ALSA and DSSI providers) Archie Cobbs (Build fixes, VM +interface updates, URLClassLoader updates) Audrius Meskauskas (Lots of +Free Corba, RMI and HTML work plus testing and documenting) Bastiaan +Huisman (TimeZone bug fixing) Bryce McKinlay (RMI work) Casey Marshall +(Crypto algorithm fixes, FileChannel lock, SystemLogger and +FileHandler rotate impl, NIO FileChannel.map support, security and +policy updates) Chris Burdess (Lots of gnu.xml and http protocol +fixes, StAX and dom xml:id support) Christian Schlichtherle (Zip fixes +and cleanups) Christian Thalinger (64-bit cleanups, Configuration and +VM interface fixes and CACAO integration, fdlibm updates) Dalibor +Topic (Better DEBUG support, Build cleanups and Kaffe integration. Qt4 +build infrastructure, SHA1PRNG and GdkPixbugDecoder updates) Daniel +Bonniot (Serialization fixes) David Daney (BitSet bugfixes, +HttpURLConnection rewrite and improvements) David Gilbert (Basic and +Metal icon and plaf and lots of documenting, Lots of Free Swing and +metal theme additions. MetalIconFactory implementation) David +Lichteblau (JCL support library global/local reference cleanups) Gael +Thomas (VMClassLoader boot packages support sugestions) Gary Benson +(MessageFormat fixes) Goffredo Baroncelli (HTTPURLConnection fixes) +Guilhem Lavaux (Configuration, thread and channel fixes and Kaffe +integration. JCL native Pointer updates. Logger bug fixes) Ingo +Proetel (Image, Logger and URLClassLoader updates) Ito Kazumitsu +(NetworkInterfaces implementation and updates) Jan Roehrich +(BasicTreeUI and JTree fixes) Jeroen Frijters (ClassLoader and nio +cleanups, Serialization fixes, better Proxy support, bug fixes and +IKVM integration) Julian Scheid (Documentation updates and gjdoc +support) Ka-Hing Cheung (TreePath and TreeSelection fixes) Kalle Olavi +Niemitalo (Build fixes) Keith Seitz (Lots of JDWP work) Kelley Cook +(Build fixes) Kim Ho (JFileChooser implementation) Lillian Angel +(JTree implementation and lots Free Swing additions and bug fixes) +Mark Wielaard (Bug fixes, packaging and release management, Clipboard +implementation, System call interrupts and network timeouts and +GdkPixpufDecoder fixes) Martin Cordova (Suggestions for better +SocketTimeoutException) Michael Koch (Configuration fixes. Locale +updates, bug and build fixes) Nicolas Geoffray (VMClassLoader and +AccessController improvements) Olga Rodimina (MenuSelectionManager) +Paul Jenner (Better -Werror support) Rainer Orth (Build fixes) Robert +Schuster (Documentation updates and beans fixes, TreeNode enumerations +and ActionCommand and various fixes, XML and URL, AWT and Free Swing +bug fixes) Roman Kennke (BoxLayout, GrayFilter and SplitPane, plus +bugfixes all over. Lots of Free Swing work including styled text) +Santiago Gala (AccessControlContext fixes) Simon Kitching (String +cleanups and optimization suggestions) Stuart Ballard (RMI constant +fixes) Sven de Marothy (BMP imageio support, CSS and TextLayout +fixes. GtkImage rewrite, 2D, awt, free swing and date/time fixes, Qt4 +peers) Thomas Fitzsimmons (Lot of upgrades to the gtk+ AWT and cairo +2D support. Lots of imageio framework additions, lots of AWT and Free +Swing bug fixes) Tom Tromey (Eclipse integration, generics work, lots +of bug fixes and gcj integration including coordinating The Big Merge) +Wolfgang Baer (GapContent bug fixes) Ziga Mahkovec (Graphics2D +upgraded to cairo 0.5 and new regex features) + *** Changes in GCC 4.0: * Character encoders and decoders have been added for: iso-8859-6 -- cgit v1.2.3