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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!chi-news.cic.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.msfc.nasa.gov!bcm.tmc.edu!newsfeed.rice.edu!news.sesqui.net!uuneo.neosoft.com!bonkers!not-for-mail From: tim@sarc.city.ac.uk (Tim Wilkinson) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.announce Subject: ANNOUCEMENT: Kaffe-0.2 - A JIT virtual machine for Java(tm) code. Date: 20 Feb 1996 05:20:06 -0600 Organization: Systems Architecture Research Centre, City University Lines: 42 Sender: daemon@taronga.com Approved: peter@taronga.com Message-ID: <4gcap6$15c@bonkers.taronga.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.taronga.com Keywords: Java, Kaffe KAFFE v0.2 - A JIT virtual machine to run Java(tm)* code ======================================================== Kaffe is a virtual machine design to execute Java bytecode. Unlike other virtual machines available, this machine performs "just-in-time" code conversion from the abstract code to the host machine's native code. This will ultimately allow execution of Java code at the same speed as standard compiled code but while maintaining the advantages and flexibility of code independence. This version of Kaffe will run on the following platforms: i386 FreeBSD 2.0.5R & 2.1.0R (tested) i386 Linux 1.2.13 (tested) i386 NetBSD 1.1R (untested) i386 Solaris 2.4 (untested) Other platforms will be added as and when I have time. The source for Kaffe can be found at the following location: ftp://ftp.sarc.city.ac.uk/pub/kaffe/kaffe-0.2.tgz This version has extensive improvements over version 0.1 (see the README in the distribution), and is now distributed using a Berkeley style license so can be used for both personal and commercial purposes. Enjoy. Tim Wilkinson <tim@sarc.city.ac.uk> ---- * Java, Javasoft, and Java Virtual Machine are registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. -- Tim Wilkinson Email: tim@sarc.city.ac.uk Systems Architecture Research Centre, Tel: +44 171 477 8551 City University, Northampton Sq., Fax: +44 171 477 8587 London EC1V 0HB, UK.