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May 05, 2008

IKVM 0.36 Update 2 Release Candidate 1 Released

Posted: 2008-05-05 06:08:54
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IKVM 0.36 Update 2 Release Candidate 1 has been released. IKVM is a Java implementation running on Mono and the .NET Framework.

This release candidate includes bug fixes.

April 30, 2008

Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 1 Released

Posted: 2008-04-30 06:18:12
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Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 1 has been released. It is a Java SE 6 version 1.6.0_05 implementation for Mac OS X.

April 07, 2008

IKVM 0.36 Update 1 Released

Posted: 2008-04-07 06:09:58
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IKVM 0.36 Update 1 has been released. IKVM is a Java implementation running on Mono and the .NET Framework.

This release includes: improved error handling for the ikvmc -reference option; optimized code generation for the lcmp, fcmp, dcmp and shift opcodes; field/method/parameter annotation support for .NET types; the implementation of SocketOptions.IP_MULTICAST_IF and SocketOptions.IP_MULTICAST_IF2; bug fixes; and other changes.

April 02, 2008

abc 1.3.0 Released

Posted: 2008-04-02 06:16:00
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abc 1.3.0 has been released. abc is an AspectJ implementation that "aims to make it easy to implement both extensions and optimisations of the core language."

This release includes: a new frontend, the porting of the EAJ and tracematches extensions to make use of the new frontend, performance improvements, bug fixes, and other changes.

March 28, 2008

Excelsior JET 6.0 Maintenance Pack 1 Released

Posted: 2008-03-28 06:15:27
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Excelsior JET 6.0 Maintenance Pack 1 has been released. Excelsior JET is a Java implementation including support for ahead-of-time compilation.

This maintenance pack includes a number of bug fixes.

March 14, 2008

IKVM 0.36 Update 1 Release Candidate 5

Posted: 2008-03-14 06:15:18
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IKVM 0.36 Update 1 Release Candidate 5 has been released. IKVM is a Java implementation running on Mono and the .NET Framework.

This release includes: the implementation of SocketOptions.IP_MULTICAST_IF and SocketOptions.IP_MULTICAST_IF2, bug fixes, and other changes.

February 28, 2008

IKVM 0.36 Update 1 Release Candidate 4 Released

Posted: 2008-02-28 06:17:37
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IKVM 0.36 Update 1 Release Candidate 4 has been released. IKVM is a Java implementation running on Mono and the .NET Framework.

This release includes: code generation optimizations, support for loading Java types with assembly qualified type names, spport for removing assertions during compilation, bug fixes, and other changes.

February 27, 2008

Kaffe 1.1.9 Released

Posted: 2008-02-27 06:22:14
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Kaffe 1.1.9 has been released. Kaffe is an open source, clean room Java virtual machine implementation.

This development release includes: build system improvements, support for JSR 166, a simplified threading subsystem interface, the removal of some bundled software, and other changes.

February 26, 2008

Jepp 2.3 Released

Posted: 2008-02-26 06:17:50
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Java Embedded Python 2.3 has been released. It allows for embedding CPython within Java applications.

This release includes improved array handling.

February 05, 2008

Excelsior JET 4.1 End-of-Life Announced

Posted: 2008-02-05 06:26:45
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It has been announced that Excelsior JET 4.1 has reached End-of-Life status. Users are recommended to upgrade to a more recent version.

IKVM 0.36 Update 1 Release Candidate 3 Released

Posted: 2008-02-05 06:20:01
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IKVM 0.36 Update 1 Release Candidate 3 has been released. IKVM is a Java implementation running on Mono and the .NET Framework.

This release includes: improved error handling and bug fixes.

January 25, 2008

IKVM 0.36 Update 1 Release Candidate 2

Posted: 2008-01-25 06:21:04
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IKVM 0.36 Update 1 Release Candidate 2 has been released. IKVM is a Java implementation running on Mono and the .NET Framework.

This release includes a bug fix in DynamicMethod-based serialization for fields typed as ghost interfaces.

January 15, 2008

IKVM 0.36 Update 1 Release Candidate 1 Released

Posted: 2008-01-15 06:22:17
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IKVM 0.36 Update 1 Release Candidate 1 has been released. IKVM is a Java implementation running on Mono and the .NET Framework.

This release includes bug fixes.

December 11, 2007

Excelsior JET 6.0 Released

Posted: 2007-12-11 06:30:18
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Excelsior JET 6.0 has been released. Excelsior JET is a certified Java SE 6 ahead-of-time compiler system.

This release includes: support for Java SE 6, support for Windows Vista and RHEL 5, application performance improvements, and other changes.

December 10, 2007

IKVM 0.36 Released

Posted: 2007-12-10 06:20:35
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IKVM 0.36 has been released. IKVM is a Java implementation running on Mono and the .NET Framework.

November 27, 2007

SuperWaba 5.84 Released

Posted: 2007-11-27 06:23:20
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SuperWaba 5.84 has been released. It is a Java virtual machine for handheld devices.

This release includes: an update of the Symbian S60v3 license, and bug fixes.

October 13, 2007

IKVM 0.36 rc5 Released

Posted: 2007-10-13 23:23:00
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IKVM 0.36 rc5 has been released. IKVM is a Java implementation running on Mono and the .NET Framework.

This release includes bug fixes.

October 01, 2007

IKVM 0.36 rc4 Released

Posted: 2007-10-01 22:15:00
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IKVM 0.36 rc4 has been released. IKVM is a Java implementation running on Mono and the .NET Framework.

This release includes: improved serialization and reflection performance when running on .NET 2.0.

September 21, 2007

IKVM 0.36 rc3 Released

Posted: 2007-09-21 06:52:00
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IKVM 0.36 rc3 has been released. IKVM is a Java implementation running on Mono and the .NET Framework.

This release includes: Class.getModifiers() performance improvements, bug fixes, and other changes.

September 15, 2007

IKVM 0.36 rc2 Released

Posted: 2007-09-15 21:48:00
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IKVM 0.36 rc2 has been released. IKVM is a Java implementation running on Mono and the .NET Framework.

This release includes: support for enabling and disabling assertions in ikvm.exe, support for creating proxies for non-public interfaces in ikvmc-compiled assemblies, lazy method annotation resolution, bug fixes, and other changes.