Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 18:26:59 -0500
To: java-linux@java.blackdown.org
From: "Kevin B. Hendricks" <kbhend@dogwood.tyler.wm.edu>
Subject: Announcing JDK 1.1.6 V4a for MkLinux, Linux PMac, Linux PowerPC


Hi,

Your Linux PowerPC JDK Porting Team is pleased to announce JDK 1.1.6
Version 4a for Linux on PowerPC.  This release is available from our
website and should soon be available on our mirrors:

http://business.tyler.wm.edu/mklinux/index.html

or for slower connections that don't like java on web pages try

http://business.tyler.wm.edu/mklinux/main.html

(We have recently had DNS troubles.  If you have a problem replace
business.tyler.wm.edu with 128.239.101.49)


New in this Release
-------------------
* This is our v4a port of Sun's JDK 1.1.6 final.
    - fix for removes from choice list (a Sun bug)
    - new fix for set frames non-resizable
    - fix for mwm based window manager frame positioning
    - fix for disappearing frames problem (a Sun bug)
    - fix for open sockets causing poor GUI performance
    - fix for kernel accept() bug, which caused slow Java Web Server
         - turn-off by: export JDK_NO_KERNEL_FIX=true
    - fix for button 1 modifier value
    - improvements in russion font properties
    - fix for CET to be Central European Time
    - etc.

Also available on this site are:

- Metrowerks supplied JIT for Linux PowerPC
- HotJava Browser 1.1.4
- Swing 1.0.3

Have Fun!

Kevin




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