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diff --git a/docs/ReleaseNotes.html b/docs/ReleaseNotes.html index db74ca1cb9..e5987618b9 100644 --- a/docs/ReleaseNotes.html +++ b/docs/ReleaseNotes.html @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ repository (which roughly includes the LLVM optimizers, code generators and supporting tools) and the llvm-gcc repository. In addition to this code, the LLVM Project includes other sub-projects that are in development. The two which are the most actively developed are the <a href="#clang">Clang Project</a> and -the <a href="#vmkit">vmkit Project</a>. +the <a href="#vmkit">VMKit Project</a>. </p> </div> @@ -137,17 +137,35 @@ this project is encouraged to get involved!</p> <!--=========================================================================--> <div class="doc_subsection"> -<a name="vmkit">vmkit: JVM/CLI Virtual Machine Implementation</a> +<a name="vmkit">VMKit: JVM/CLI Virtual Machine Implementation</a> </div> <div class="doc_text"> <p> -The <a href="http://vmkit.llvm.org/">vmkit project</a> is an implementation of +The <a href="http://vmkit.llvm.org/">VMKit project</a> is an implementation of a JVM and a CLI Virtual Machines (Microsoft .NET is an implementation of the CLI) using the Just-In-Time compiler of LLVM.</p> -<p>[NICOLAS]</p> +<p>Following LLVM 2.4, VMKit has its first release 0.24 that you can find on +the <a href="http://llvm.org/releases/">release page</a>. The release includes +bug fixes, cleanup and new features. The major changes include:</p> +<ul> + +<li><p>Support for generics in the .Net virtual machine. This was implemented +by Tilmann Scheller during his Google Summer of Code project.</li></p> +<li><p>Initial support for the Mono class libraries.</p></li> +<li><p>Support for MacOSX/x86, following LLVM's support for exceptions in +JIT on MacOSX/x86. +<li><p>A new vmkit driver: a program to run java or .net applications. The +driver supports llvm command line arguments including the new "-fast" option. +</p></li> +<li><p>A new memory allocation scheme in the JVM that makes unloading a +class loader very fast.</p></li> +<li><p>VMKit now follows the LLVM Makefile machinery.</p></li> + + +</ul> </div> |