                             CHANGES
 
                    Java(tm) Runtime Environment
                          JRE(tm) 1.1.6 

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CONTENTS
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This document describes the changes made between versions of the JRE. 
The contents of this document are as follows:

  - Changes from JRE 1.1.5 to JRE 1.1.6
  - Changes from JRE 1.1.4 to JRE 1.1.5
  - Changes from JRE 1.1.3 to JRE 1.1.4
  - Changes from JRE 1.1.2 to JRE 1.1.3 
  - Changes from JRE 1.1.1 to JRE 1.1.2

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CHANGES FROM JRE 1.1.5 TO JRE 1.1.6 
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Version 1.1.6 of the Java Runtime Environment and the Java Development 
Kit are maintenance releases. See the JDK CHANGES file at 
http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.1/CHANGES or in the JDK software 
download bundle for summaries of significant bugs that are fixed in 
this release of the Java platform. 

The file msvcrt.dll is now required to be included in redistributions 
of the Windows version of JRE 1.1.6. In previous versions, that file 
was listed in the JRE README as being optionally redistributable.

The rmiregistry tool is included in version 1.1.6 of the JRE.  The 
rmiregistry tool was not part of previous JRE releases.


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CHANGES FROM JRE 1.1.4 TO JRE 1.1.5 
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JRE 1.1.5 and JDK 1.1.5 are maintenance releases. See the JDK CHANGES
file at http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.1/CHANGES or in the JDK
software download bundle for summaries of significant bugs that are
fixed in this release of the Java platform.


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CHANGES FROM JRE 1.1.3 TO JRE 1.1.4 
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JRE 1.1.4 and JDK 1.1.4 are maintenance releases. See the JDK CHANGES
file at http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.1/CHANGES for summaries of
significant bugs that are fixed in this release.

In the JRE README file, the file content-types.properties has been 
moved from the list of OPTIONAL files to the list of REQUIRED files 
because it is required for java.net.


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CHANGES FROM JRE 1.1.2 TO JRE 1.1.3 
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JRE 1.1.3 and JDK 1.1.3 are maintenance releases. The 1.1.3 release
fixes a localization bug that prevented characters in text areas of
windows from displaying properly in non-English language locales and
non-Western European locales. This problem did not exist in the 1.1.1
release.

See the JDK CHANGES file at 
http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.1/CHANGES
for further information about other changes and bug fixes in the 1.1.3  
release.

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CHANGES FROM JRE 1.1.1 TO JRE 1.1.2
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End-User Installation Capability for the Win32 JRE
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When the Win32 JRE 1.1.2 is downloaded, an InstallShield script is 
invoked that automates the installation of the JRE. The feature was not 
present in the 1.1.1 version of the JRE. With the InstallShield script, 
JRE 1.1.2 is suitable for installation by end-users. Because of this 
end-user installation capability of the Win 32 JRE 1.1.2, Java 
application developers have the option of not bundling the JRE with 
their software. Instead, they can direct end-users to download and 
install the JRE themselves.

An installer is not available for Solaris versions of the JRE. 
Therefore it is recommended that Solaris application developers write 
their own installers and bundle the JRE and installer with their 
software.


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Win32 JRE Available with or without Internationalization Files
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JRE 1.1.2 for Win32 is available for download in two versions, one 
containing internationalization files and the other without. The 
version of the JRE with the internationalization files is more than 
twice the size of the version without the internationalization files. 
The smaller version is made available for those end users who have no 
need for internationalization capability. The files not contained in 
the smaller version of the Win32 JRE are those listed in the OPTIONAL 
FILES section of the JRE README file.

Solaris versions of JRE 1.1.2 include internationalization files. 


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New jre Tool
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This section provides a summary of the new jre tool for both Win32 and 
Solaris. The jre tool replaces the java tool in JRE 1.1.2. The jre tool 
is similar to the java tool, but offers only those options that are 
appropriate for a runtime-only system. It also provides the -cp and 
-nojit options that are not part of the java tool. More detailed 
documentation for the jre tool can be found on the JavaSoft web site 
at:

For Solaris - 
http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.1/docs/tooldocs/solaris/jre.html

For Windows - 
http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.1/docs/tooldocs/win32/jre.html

Source code for the jre tool can be found in the Windows JDK 1.1.2 
directory tree in the jdk1.1.2\demo\jre\win32 folder. For the 
Solaris JDK 1.1.2, source code for the jre tool can be found in 
the jdk1.1.2/demo/jre/solaris directory.

The jre tool invokes the Java Runtime interpreter for executing Java 
applications. The tool is available in the Win32, Solaris-Sparc, and 
Solaris x86 downloads of JRE 1.1.2. The syntax for the jre command is:

	jre [ options ] classname <args>

The classname argument is the name of the class file to be 
executed. Any arguments to be passed to the class must be placed 
after the classname on the command line.

An alternative version of the tool, jrew, is available for Win32. The 
jrew command is identical to jre, except that a console window is not 
invoked. The syntax of the jrew command is 

	jrew [ options ] classname <args>

On Windows platforms, the jre tool will ignore the CLASSPATH 
environment variable. For both Windows and Solaris platforms, the 
-cp option is recommended to specify an application's class path.

Options for the jre and the jrew commands are as follows:

   -classpath path	Specifies the path that jre uses to 
   			look up classes. Overrides the default 
   			classpath.  

   -cp path		Prepends the specified path to the default 
   			classpath that jre uses to look up classes. 

   -help		Print a usage message.

   -mx x		Sets the maximum size of the memory allocation 
   			pool (the garbage collected heap) to x. The 
   			default is 16 megabytes of memory. x must be
			greater than or equal to 1000 bytes.

   -ms x		Sets the startup size of the memory allocation 
   			pool (the garbage collected heap) to x. The 
   			default is 1 megabyte of memory. x must be
			greater than 1000 bytes.

   -noasyncgc		Turns off asynchronous garbage collection. When 
   			activated, no garbage collection takes place 
   			unless it is explicitly called or the program 
			runs out of memory.

   -noclassgc		Turns off garbage collection of Java classes. 
   			By default, the Java interpreter reclaims space 
   			for unused Java classes during garbage collection.

   -nojit		Specifies that any JIT compiler should be 
			ignored. The default Java interpreter is invoked.

   -ss x		The -ss option sets the maximum stack size that 
   			can be used by C code in a thread to x. The 
			default units for x are bytes. The value of x 
			must be greater than or equal to 1000 bytes.

   -oss x		The -oss option sets the maximum stack size 
			that can be used by Java code in a thread to x. 
			The default units for x are bytes. The value of 
			x must be greater than or equal to 1000 bytes.

   -v, -verbose		Causes jre to print a message to stdout each 
			time a class file is loaded.

   -verify		Performs byte-code verification on the class 
			file. Beware, however, that java -verify does 
			not perform a full verification in all 
			situations. Any code path that is not actually 
			executed by the interpreter is not verified. 
			Therefore, java -verify cannot be relied upon to 
			certify class files unless all code paths in 
			the class file are actually run.

   -verifyremote	Runs the verifier on all code that is loaded 
			into the system via a classloader. verifyremote 
			is the default for the interpreter.

   -noverify		Turns verification off.

   -verbosegc		Causes the garbage collector to print out 
			messages whenever it frees memory.
   
   -DpropName=value	Defines a property value. propName is the name 
			of the property whose value you want to change 
			and value is the value to change it to. For 
			example, the command 
			java -Dawt.button.color=green ...
			sets the value of the property awt.button.color 
			to "green".


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Early-Access Release of the JRE for Solaris-x86
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An early-access release of JRE 1.1.2 for Solaris x86 is available for 
download.  An FCS version of the JRE for Solaris x86 will be made 
available in the future.

BECAUSE THE JRE 1.1.2 FOR SOLARIS x86 IS AN EARLY-ACCESS RELEASE ONLY,
IT SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR MISSION-CRITICAL APPLICATIONS.


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JNI Invocation API Changes
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To better support the JRE, the Invocation API is extended in JDK 1.1.2 
in a few minor ways. The changes do not break any existing code. The 
JNI Native Method Interface has not been changed. 

1. The reserved0 field in the JDK1_1InitArgs structure has been
renamed to "version." The JDK1_1InitArgs structure holds the
initialization arguments to JNI_CreateJavaVM. Callers of 
JNI_CreateJavaVM must set the version field to 0x00010001. 
JNI_GetDefaultJavaVMInitArgs has been changed to return a "jint" 
indicating whether the requested version is supported.

2. The reserved1 field in the JDK1_1InitArgs structure has been
renamed to "properties." This is a NULL-terminated array of 
strings. Each string has the format:

			name=value

indicating a system property. (This facility corresponds to the -D
option in the java command line.)
 
3. In JDK 1.1.1, the thread calling DestroyJavaVM must be the only
user thread in the VM. JDK 1.1.2 has lifted this restriction. If
DestroyJavaVM is called when there is more than one user thread,
the VM waits until the current thread is the only user thread, and
then tries to destroy itself.


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