Subject: Announcing jdk 1.2.2 pre-V1 and jdk 1.1.8 final for Linux on PPC
From: Kevin B. Hendricks (khendricks@ivey.uwo.ca)
Date: Thu Nov 25 1999 - 06:39:20 MST
Your Java Blackdown Porting Team for PPC is pleased to announce:
for Linux on PPC glibc 2.1 based systems (other archs will come soon)
- Sun's Java Development Kit 1.2.2 (Java 2) "pre-release"
- Sun's Java Development Kit 1.1.8 Version 2 (final)
Note: The JDK 1.2.2 is "pre-release" because I have not yet
proven to Sun's satisfaction that it successfully passes all
of the JCK tests (it has passed all of the JCK tests I have
tried to date and should be a very stable port).
**** IMPORTANT / READ THIS *****
Due to recently found bugs in glibc 2.1.2 and in kernel 2.2.13 the following
glibc and kernel (or later versions) are required for native threads to
work!!!!
- glibc 2.1.3 pre-release or later
- kernel 2.2.14-pre6 kernel from Paul's linuxcare.com.au site
Both are also available from this site.
If you do *not* want to upgrade at this time, please follow the
instructions given in the README.linuxppc release notes for info
on changing the default threads type to green_threads or the jdk
will not function properly.
What's New
----------
- complete rewrite of native_threads using the latest linuxthreads
to create a much improved stable native_threads port.
- native threads are now the default for both jdk 1.1.8 and jdk 1.2.2
- fixed the java version release string to say 1.1.8 or 1.2.2
- fixed problems with Runtime.exec
- fixed problems with thread interrupts, condvar waiting
- fixed problems with socket interrupts, socket closing, etc
- fixed some awt problems under some window managers
(although some still exist)
- fixed problems with escape key in textfields
- plus numerous problem fixes direct from Sun in Swing 1.1.1
- some bug fixes backported from Sun's 1.3
This will be the *final* releases for jdk 1.1 and jdk 1.2 on
PPC Linux unless serious problems are found.
All development work will be moved to jdk 1.3 with HotSpot.
Where to Get It
---------------
Thanks to both YellowDog Linux and LinuxPPC there are now up-to-date
mirrors for you to download from:
Please check out one of the following sites:
http://khendricks.ivey.uwo.ca/linuxppc/jdk/ (the home website)
ftp://khendricks.ivey.uwo.ca/pub/
http://www.linuxppc.org/java/ (mirror of the home website)
Thanks,
Your Blackdown Java Linux Porting Team
p.s. Happy Thanksgiving to the US (we had ours over a month ago!)
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