Author: chas
Date: Sun Aug 9 23:35:20 2015
New Revision: 1694931
URL: http://svn.apache.org/r1694931
Log:
Update BCEL 6.0 release notes
Modified:
commons/proper/bcel/trunk/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
Modified: commons/proper/bcel/trunk/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/commons/proper/bcel/trunk/RELEASE-NOTES.txt?rev=1694931&r1=1694930&r2=1694931&view=diff
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--- commons/proper/bcel/trunk/RELEASE-NOTES.txt (original)
+++ commons/proper/bcel/trunk/RELEASE-NOTES.txt Sun Aug 9 23:35:20 2015
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
Apache Commons BCEL 6.0 RELEASE NOTES
-The Apache Commons team is pleased to announce the release of BCEL 6.0!
+The Apache Commons BCEL team is pleased to announce the commons-bcel6-6.0
release!
The Byte Code Engineering Library (BCEL) is intended to give users a convenient
way to analyze, create, and manipulate compiled .class files. Classes are
@@ -34,81 +34,134 @@ Semantic compatible - Yes, except:
the AttributeReader will no longer be called in these cases.
-Enhancements from 5.2
----------------------
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Changes in this version include:
-[BCEL-76] Add parent type processing for ClassPath class.
-[BCEL-83] Add support for getResource and getResourceAsStream to ClassPath
-[BCEL-92] Properly parse StackMapTable attributes in Java 6 classfiles
-[BCEL-104] Javadoc overhaul
-[BCEL-119] BCEL is unnecessarily slow
-[BCEL-157] Add support for INVOKEDYNAMIC and MethodHandles
-[BCEL-160] Why using unstable sort at MethodGen.getLocalVariables() ?
-[BCEL-163] Incorporate patch file from Findbugs
-[BCEL-175] Implement the MethodParameters attribute
-
-
-Bug fixes from 5.2
-------------------
-
-[BCEL-28] Mistake in "Peephole optimizer" example at
http://commons.apache.org/bcel/manual.html
-[BCEL-74] BCEL cannot be used as java.system.class.loader
-[BCEL-77] XSLT transforms broken in Turkish Locale.
-[BCEL-79] java.lang.ClassFormatError: LVTT entry for 'local' in class file
org/shiftone/jrat/test/dummy/CrashTestDummy does not match any LVT entry
-[BCEL-81] ClassParser.parse() throws NullPointerException if class does not
exist and ClassParser(String) constructor is used
-[BCEL-85] ArrayOutOfBoundsException in InstructionFinder
-[BCEL-87] Website: Incorrect URL for source; version 5.2 is not in the bug
page
-[BCEL-88] bcelified method doesn't pass verification
-[BCEL-89] return type not verified by JustIce
-[BCEL-94] @since tag incorrect for Annotation classes in BCEL trunk
-[BCEL-95] InstructionFactory missing % operator for Float, Double
-[BCEL-96] Fields in Annotations and AnnotationEntry are inaccessible to
subclasses
-[BCEL-97] Add support for getResources to ClassPath
-[BCEL-98] Two source files in repository are empty
-[BCEL-99] Maven POM file calls in apache regex but code does not use it
-[BCEL-100] ClassParser throws unintelligible Exception
-[BCEL-101] verifier raises ....AssertionViolatedException when done against
Java5 files with generics/annotations
-[BCEL-102] Verifier fails in pass 2 with "Number of LocalVariableTable
attributes of Code attribute" on static methods.
-[BCEL-107] ParameterAnnotationEntries are read not dumped
-[BCEL-108] RuntimeVisible Annotations duplicated
-[BCEL-112] ARRAYLENGTH incorrectly not StackConsumer
-[BCEL-114] Error in method search() defined in
org.apache.bcel.util.InstructionFinder
-[BCEL-115] Deleting all instructions of a list shows wrong behaviour
-[BCEL-120] Make BCEL JAR OSGi compatible
-[BCEL-122] ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException thrown from TABLESWITCH.initFromFile
-[BCEL-124] tableswitch/lookupswitch invalid alignment of 4-byte operands
-[BCEL-125] Incorrect size calculation in InstructionFinder
-[BCEL-130] Class files containing "ParameterAnnotations" are dumped incorrectly
-[BCEL-131] Class files containing "StackMapTable" attributes (on method code)
are dumped incorrectly
-[BCEL-132] org.apache.bcel.classfile.ClassParser: NullPointerException caused
by fileopen failed
-[BCEL-133] org.apache.bcel.classfile.ClassParser: NullPointerException caused
by invalid filename
-[BCEL-134] ExecutionVisitor doesn't support Class constant type for LDC and
LDC_W
-[BCEL-135] BCELifier issue: BCELFactory fails to handle float and long
constants
-[BCEL-137] "Invalid method signature: TT;" when using MethodGen for a method
having a generic parameter
-[BCEL-138] FieldInstruction.getFieldSize() doesn't decode Type.getTypeSize()
output
-[BCEL-140] org.apache.bcel.generic.Instruction.equals(Object) does not follow
Object.equals(Object) rules
-[BCEL-141] Select instructions should implement StackConsumer instead of
StackProducer
-[BCEL-143] Fix CPL License issues with EnclosingMethod.java and
LocalVariableTypeTable.java
-[BCEL-145] Type.getReturnTypeSize() doesn't decode Type.getTypeSize() output
-[BCEL-146] SyntheticRepository.loadClass() fails to close the inputStream
-[BCEL-148] BCELifier produces incorrect code for methods containing loads of
class literals from constant pool
-[BCEL-151] Code attribute size not updated
-[BCEL-152] Incorrect link for Jasmin assembler language
-[BCEL-153] Examples not present in source or binary downloads
-[BCEL-154] ClassParser.parse() generates NPE if it cannot open the file
-[BCEL-155] InstConstraintVisitor does not handle class constants
-[BCEL-156] Pass3bVerifier crashes on empty methods
-[BCEL-159] LocalVariableGen.getLocalVariable() computes incorrect length
-[BCEL-164] Method does not have a method to access parameter annotations
-[BCEL-167] ClassPath.getResource does not correctly perform URL escaping
-[BCEL-173] ClassParser fails to parse JDK classes in Java 8:
ClassFormatException: Invalid byte tag in constant pool
-[BCEL-174] Verification of interfaces with default methods fails with Java 8
-[BCEL-177] MethodParameters should read 1 byte not two for parameter count
-[BCEL-181] ClassLoaderRepository.loadClass(String) leaks input streams
-[BCEL-184] JustIce verifier does not check correctly the returned value of a
method
-[BCEL-194] LocalVariableGen hashCode() function is incorrrect
-[BCEL-197] Add support for TypeVariables to Utility.signatureToString()
-[BCEL-207] MethodGen.removeLocalVariable(s) doesn't remove the associated
Targetters
+
+Fixed Bugs:
+o Bug fixes and improvements to InvokeDynamic and BootStrapMethods
implementation.
+ Issue: BCEL-209. Thanks to Mark Roberts.
+o Verification error when an invoke references a method defined in superclass.
+ Issue: BCEL-187. Thanks to Jérôme Leroux.
+o Remove ObjectType cache. Issue: BCEL-218. Thanks to chas.
+o The verifier now checks if methods with a void return type attempt to return
an
+ object. Issue: BCEL-184. Thanks to Jérôme Leroux.
+o The verifier now checks if methods with a void return type attempt to return
an
+ object. Issue: BCEL-184. Thanks to Jérôme Leroux.
+o MethodGen.removeLocalVariable now properly unreference the removed variable
+ from the targetters of the instruction handlers delimiting the scope
of
+ the variable. Issue: BCEL-207. Thanks to Mark Roberts.
+o Utility.signatureToString() no longer throws a ClassFormatException on
TypeVariables
+ found in generic signatures. Issue: BCEL-197. Thanks to Mark Roberts.
+o Removed the 'index' variable from the LocalVariableGen's hash code.
+ Issue: BCEL-194. Thanks to Mark Roberts.
+o The verifier should not check for run time compatibility of objects assigned
to
+ arrays. Issue: BCEL-193. Thanks to Jérôme Leroux.
+o Correct verification of the return value of a method. Issue: BCEL-188.
Thanks
+ to Jérôme Leroux.
+o Performance degradation with the UTF8 cache. getInstance no longer uses
cache
+ Issue: BCEL-186.
+o org.apache.bcel.util.ClassLoaderRepository.loadClass(String) leaks input
streams.
+ Issue: BCEL-181.
+o Mistake in "Peephole optimizer" example at
http://commons.apache.org/bcel/manual.html
+ Issue: BCEL-28.
+o BCEL cannot be used as java.system.class.loader Issue: BCEL-74.
+o XSLT transforms broken in Turkish Locale. Issue: BCEL-77.
+o java.lang.ClassFormatError: LVTT entry for 'local' in class file
+ org/shiftone/jrat/test/dummy/CrashTestDummy does not match any LVT
entry
+ Issue: BCEL-79.
+o ClassParser.parse() throws NullPointerException if class does not exist and
+ ClassParser(String) constructor is used Issue: BCEL-81.
+o ArrayOutOfBoundsException in InstructionFinder Issue: BCEL-85.
+o Website: Incorrect URL for source; version 5.2 is not in the bug page
+ Issue: BCEL-87.
+o bcelified method doesn't pass verification Issue: BCEL-88.
+o return type not verified by JustIce Issue: BCEL-89.
+o @since tag incorrect for Annotation classes in BCEL trunk Issue: BCEL-94.
+o InstructionFactory missing % operator for Float, Double Issue: BCEL-95.
+o Fields in Annotations and AnnotationEntry are inaccessible to subclasses
+ Issue: BCEL-96.
+o Add support for getResources to ClassPath Issue: BCEL-97.
+o Two source files in repository are empty Issue: BCEL-98.
+o Maven POM file calls in apache regex but code does not use it Issue:
BCEL-99.
+o ClassParser throws unintelligible Exception Issue: BCEL-100.
+o verifier raises an AssertionViolatedException when done against Java 5 files
+ with generics/annotations Issue: BCEL-101.
+o Verifier fails in pass 2 with "Number of LocalVariableTable attributes of
+ Code attribute" on static methods. Issue: BCEL-102.
+o ParameterAnnotationEntries are read not dumped Issue: BCEL-107.
+o RuntimeVisible Annotations duplicated Issue: BCEL-108.
+o ARRAYLENGTH incorrectly not StackConsumer Issue: BCEL-112.
+o Error in method search() defined in org.apache.bcel.util.InstructionFinder
+ Issue: BCEL-114.
+o Deleting all instructions of a list shows wrong behaviour Issue: BCEL-115.
+o Make BCEL JAR OSGi compatible Issue: BCEL-120.
+o ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException thrown from TABLESWITCH.initFromFile
+ Issue: BCEL-122.
+o tableswitch/lookupswitch invalid alignment of 4-byte operands Issue:
BCEL-124.
+o Incorrect size calculation in InstructionFinder Issue: BCEL-125.
+o Class files containing "ParameterAnnotations" are dumped incorrectly
+ Issue: BCEL-130.
+o Class files containing "StackMapTable" attributes (on method code) are dumped
+ incorrectly Issue: BCEL-131.
+o org.apache.bcel.classfile.ClassParser: NullPointerException caused by
fileopen
+ failed Issue: BCEL-132.
+o org.apache.bcel.classfile.ClassParser: NullPointerException caused by invalid
+ filename Issue: BCEL-133.
+o ExecutionVisitor doesn't support Class constant type for LDC and LDC_W
+ Issue: BCEL-134.
+o BCELifier issue: BCELFactory fails to handle float and long constants.
+ Issue: BCEL-135.
+o "Invalid method signature: TT;" when using MethodGen for a method having a
+ generic parameter Issue: BCEL-137.
+o FieldInstruction.getFieldSize() doesn't decode Type.getTypeSize() output.
+ Issue: BCEL-138.
+o org.apache.bcel.generic.Instruction.equals(Object) does not follow
+ Object.equals(Object) rules Issue: BCEL-140.
+o Select instructions should implement StackConsumer instead of StackProducer
+ Issue: BCEL-141.
+o Fix CPL License issues with EnclosingMethod.java and
+ LocalVariableTypeTable.java Issue: BCEL-143.
+o Type.getReturnTypeSize() doesn't decode Type.getTypeSize() output.
+ Issue: BCEL-145.
+o SyntheticRepository.loadClass() fails to close the inputStream.
+ Issue: BCEL-146.
+o BCELifier produces incorrect code for methods containing loads of class
+ literals from constant pool Issue: BCEL-148.
+o Code attribute size not updated Issue: BCEL-151.
+o Incorrect link for Jasmin assembler language Issue: BCEL-152.
+o Examples not present in source or binary downloads Issue: BCEL-153.
+o ClassParser.parse() generates NPE if it cannot open the file Issue:
BCEL-154.
+o InstConstraintVisitor does not handle class constants Issue: BCEL-155.
+o Pass3bVerifier crashes on empty methods Issue: BCEL-156.
+o LocalVariableGen.getLocalVariable() computes incorrect length Issue:
BCEL-159.
+o Method does not have a method to access parameter annotations Issue:
BCEL-164.
+o ClassPath.getResource does not correctly perform URL escaping Issue:
BCEL-167.
+o ClassParser fails to parse JDK classes in Java 8: ClassFormatException:
Invalid
+ byte tag in constant pool Issue: BCEL-173.
+o Verification of interfaces with default methods fails with Java 8
+ Issue: BCEL-174.
+o When reading the number of parameters in a MethodParameters structure
+ only read a single byte as per the JVM specification. Issue:
BCEL-177.
+
+Changes:
+o Major release of BCEL requires updating package name and maven coordinates.
+ Issue: BCEL-222.
+o Make org.apache.bcel.classfile.ConstantPool.ConstantPool(DataInput) public.
+ Issue: BCEL-219. Thanks to Maxim Degtyarev.
+o Add parent type processing for ClassPath class. Issue: BCEL-76.
+o Add support for getResource and getResourceAsStream to ClassPath Issue:
BCEL-83.
+o Properly parse StackMapTable attributes in Java 6 classfiles Issue:
BCEL-92.
+o Javadoc overhaul Issue: BCEL-104.
+o BCEL is unnecessarily slow Issue: BCEL-119.
+o Add support for INVOKEDYNAMIC and MethodHandles Issue: BCEL-157.
+o Why using unstable sort at MethodGen.getLocalVariables() ? Issue: BCEL-160.
+o Incorporate patch file from Findbugs Issue: BCEL-163.
+o Implement the MethodParameters attribute Issue: BCEL-175.
+
+
+Have fun!
+-Apache Commons BCEL team
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