Author: husted
Date: Thu Jan 25 03:42:28 2007
New Revision: 499747
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&rev=499747
Log:
WW-1650 Update retrotranslator
Added:
struts/struts2/trunk/backport/backport-util-concurrent-3.0.jar
- copied unchanged from r499745,
struts/struts2/trunk/backport/backport-util-concurrent.jar
struts/struts2/trunk/backport/retrotranslator-runtime-1.2.0.jar
- copied unchanged from r499745,
struts/struts2/trunk/backport/retrotranslator-runtime-1.1.0.jar
struts/struts2/trunk/backport/retrotranslator-transformer-1.2.0.jar
- copied unchanged from r499745,
struts/struts2/trunk/backport/retrotranslator-transformer-1.1.0.jar
Removed:
struts/struts2/trunk/backport/backport-util-concurrent.jar
struts/struts2/trunk/backport/retrotranslator-runtime-1.1.0.jar
struts/struts2/trunk/backport/retrotranslator-transformer-1.0.8.jar
struts/struts2/trunk/backport/retrotranslator-transformer-1.1.0.jar
Modified:
struts/struts2/trunk/backport/LICENSE.txt
struts/struts2/trunk/backport/readme.html
Modified: struts/struts2/trunk/backport/LICENSE.txt
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/struts/struts2/trunk/backport/LICENSE.txt?view=diff&rev=499747&r1=499746&r2=499747
==============================================================================
--- struts/struts2/trunk/backport/LICENSE.txt (original)
+++ struts/struts2/trunk/backport/LICENSE.txt Thu Jan 25 03:42:28 2007
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
Retrotranslator: a Java bytecode transformer that translates Java classes
compiled with JDK 5.0 into classes that can be run on JVM 1.4.
- Copyright (c) 2005, 2006 Taras Puchko
+ Copyright (c) 2005 - 2007 Taras Puchko
All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
Modified: struts/struts2/trunk/backport/readme.html
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/struts/struts2/trunk/backport/readme.html?view=diff&rev=499747&r1=499746&r2=499747
==============================================================================
--- struts/struts2/trunk/backport/readme.html (original)
+++ struts/struts2/trunk/backport/readme.html Thu Jan 25 03:42:28 2007
@@ -64,15 +64,15 @@
Compile your classes with JDK 5.0 and put them into some directory,
e.g. <code>myclasses</code>.
</li>
<li>
- Go to the unzipped directory
<code>Retrotranslator-<i>n.n.n</i>-bin</code> and execute:<br>
+ Go to the unzipped directory and execute:<br>
<code>java -jar retrotranslator-transformer-<i>n.n.n</i>.jar -srcdir
myclasses</code>
</li>
<li>
If you use Java 5 API put
<code>retrotranslator-runtime-<i>n.n.n</i>.jar</code> and
- <code>backport-util-concurrent.jar</code> into the classpath of your
application.
+ <code>backport-util-concurrent-<i>n.n</i>.jar</code> into the
classpath of your application.
</li>
<li>
- Run or debug the application as usual on any JVM 1.4, preferably JRE
1.4.2.
+ Run or debug the application as usual on J2SE 1.4.x, preferably 1.4.2.
</li>
</ol>
@@ -84,71 +84,85 @@
<tr><th>Option</th><th>Description</th><th>Default</th></tr>
<tr>
<td nowrap><code>-srcdir</code></td>
- <td>Directory with classes compiled using JDK 5.0 (may be specified
several times).</td>
+ <td>The directory with classes that should be translated (may be
specified several times).</td>
<td>-</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td nowrap><code>-srcjar</code></td>
- <td>JAR file with classes compiled using JDK 5.0 (may be specified
several times).</td>
+ <td>The directory with classes that should be translated (may be
specified several times).</td>
<td>-</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td nowrap><code>-destdir</code></td>
- <td>Directory to place classes compatible with J2SE 1.4.</td>
+ <td>The directory to place translated classes.</td>
<td>Location of sources</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td nowrap><code>-destjar</code></td>
- <td>JAR file to place classes compatible with J2SE 1.4.</td>
+ <td>The JAR file to place translated classes.</td>
<td>Location of sources</td>
</tr>
<tr>
- <td nowrap><code>-stripsign</code></td>
- <td>Asks the translator to strip signature (generics) information.</td>
- <td>Off</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td nowrap><code>-verbose</code></td>
- <td>Asks the translator for verbose output.</td>
- <td>Off</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td nowrap><code>-lazy</code></td>
- <td>Asks the translator to transform only Java 5 classes.</td>
- <td>Off</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
<td nowrap><a name="option_advanced"><code>-advanced</code></a></td>
- <td>Allows to override Java 1.4 methods for better Java 5
compatibility.</td>
+ <td>Whether to use alternative implementations of Java 1.4 classes and
methods for better Java 5 compatibility.</td>
<td>Off</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td nowrap><code>-verify</code></td>
- <td>Asks the translator for warnings when references to unknown
classes, methods, or fields are found.</td>
+ <td>Asks the translator to examine translated bytecode for references
to classes, methods, or fields
+ that cannot be found in the provided classpath.</td>
<td>Off</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td nowrap><code>-classpath</code></td>
- <td>The classpath to use for verification including
<code>rt.jar</code>, <code>jce.jar</code>,
+ <td>The classpath for verification including <code>rt.jar</code>,
<code>jce.jar</code>,
<code>jsse.jar</code> (from JRE 1.4),
<code>retrotranslator-runtime-<i>n.n.n</i>.jar</code>,
- and <code>backport-util-concurrent.jar</code>.</td>
+ and <code>backport-util-concurrent-<i>n.n</i>.jar</code>.</td>
<td>Current classpath</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td nowrap><code>-srcmask</code></td>
- <td>Files to translate (either bytecode or UTF-8 text) , e.g.
"<code>*.class;*.tld</code>".
- Only three special characters are supported:
"<code>*?;</code>".</td>
+ <td>The wildcard pattern specifying files that should be translated
(either bytecode or UTF-8 text),
+ e.g. "<code>*.class;*.tld</code>". There are three special
characters: "<code>*?;</code>".
+ </td>
<td>*.class</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td nowrap><code>-embed</code></td>
<td>Package name for a private copy of
<code>retrotranslator-runtime-<i>n.n.n</i>.jar</code> and
- <code>backport-util-concurrent.jar</code> to be put into
<code>-destdir</code> or <code>-destjar</code>.
+ <code>backport-util-concurrent-<i>n.n</i>.jar</code> to be put
into <code>-destdir</code> or <code>-destjar</code>.
This makes your application independent of other versions of
Retrotranslator present in the classpath.
</td>
<td>-</td>
</tr>
<tr>
+ <td nowrap><a name="option_backport"><code>-backport</code></a></td>
+ <td>Informs the translator about <a href="#extension">user-defined</a>
backport packages.
+ Package names should be separated by semicolons.</td>
+ <td>-</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td nowrap><code>-target</code></td>
+ <td>To make Java 6 classes compatible with Java 5 set this option to
1.5 and supply
+ <a href="#extension">user-defined</a> backport packages via the
<code>backport</code> option.</td>
+ <td>1.4</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td nowrap><code>-lazy</code></td>
+ <td>Asks the translator to only transform classes compiled with a
<code>target</code> greater than the current one.</td>
+ <td>Off</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td nowrap><code>-stripsign</code></td>
+ <td>Asks the translator to strip signature (generics) information.</td>
+ <td>Off</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td nowrap><code>-verbose</code></td>
+ <td>Asks the translator for verbose output.</td>
+ <td>Off</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
<td nowrap><code>-retainapi</code></td>
<td>Asks the translator to modify classes for JVM 1.4 compatibility
but keep use of Java 5 API.
References introduced by a compiler will also remain unchanged,
@@ -161,12 +175,6 @@
<td>Asks the translator to keep Java 5 specific access modifiers.</td>
<td>Off</td>
</tr>
- <tr>
- <td nowrap><a name="option_backport"><code>-backport</code></a></td>
- <td>Informs the translator about <a href="#extension">user-defined</a>
backport packages.
- Package names should be separated by semicolons.</td>
- <td>-</td>
- </tr>
</table>
<p>
For example, if you have a Java 5 application
<code>myapplication5.jar</code> you can use the following command
@@ -186,72 +194,92 @@
<tr><th>Attribute</th><th>Description</th><th>Default</th></tr>
<tr>
<td><code>srcdir</code></td>
- <td>Directory with classes compiled using JDK 5.0.</td>
+ <td>The directory with classes that should be translated.</td>
<td>-</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>srcjar</code></td>
- <td>JAR file with classes compiled using JDK 5.0.</td>
+ <td>The directory with classes that should be translated.</td>
<td>-</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>destdir</code></td>
- <td>Directory to place classes compatible with J2SE 1.4.</td>
+ <td>The directory to place translated classes.</td>
<td>Location of sources</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>destjar</code></td>
- <td>JAR file to place classes compatible with J2SE 1.4.</td>
+ <td>The JAR file to place translated classes.</td>
<td>Location of sources</td>
</tr>
<tr>
- <td><code>stripsign</code></td>
- <td>Asks the translator to strip signature (generics) information.</td>
- <td>Off</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td><code>verbose</code></td>
- <td>Asks the translator for verbose output.</td>
- <td>Off</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td><code>lazy</code></td>
- <td>Asks the translator to transform only Java 5 classes.</td>
- <td>Off</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
<td><code>advanced</code></td>
- <td>Allows to override Java 1.4 methods for better Java 5
compatibility.</td>
+ <td>Whether to use alternative implementations of Java 1.4 classes and
methods for better Java 5 compatibility.</td>
<td>Off</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>verify</code></td>
- <td>Asks the translator for warnings when references to unknown
classes, methods, or fields are found.</td>
+ <td>Asks the translator to examine translated bytecode for references
to classes, methods, or fields
+ that cannot be found in the provided classpath.</td>
<td>Off</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>classpath</code></td>
- <td>The classpath to use for verification including
<code>rt.jar</code>, <code>jce.jar</code>,
+ <td>The classpath for the verification, including <code>rt.jar</code>,
<code>jce.jar</code>,
<code>jsse.jar</code> (from JRE 1.4),
<code>retrotranslator-runtime-<i>n.n.n</i>.jar</code>,
- and <code>backport-util-concurrent.jar</code>.
+ and <code>backport-util-concurrent-<i>n.n</i>.jar</code>.
+ </td>
+ <td>Current classpath</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td><code>classpathref</code></td>
+ <td>The classpath for the verification, given as a reference to a path
defined elsewhere.
</td>
<td>Current classpath</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>srcmask</code></td>
- <td>Files to translate (either bytecode or UTF-8 text) , e.g.
"<code>*.class;*.tld</code>".
- Only three special characters are supported:
"<code>*?;</code>".</td>
+ <td>The wildcard pattern specifying files that should be translated
(either bytecode or UTF-8 text),
+ e.g. "<code>*.class;*.tld</code>". There are three special
characters: "<code>*?;</code>".
+ </td>
<td>*.class</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>embed</code></td>
<td>Package name for a private copy of
<code>retrotranslator-runtime-<i>n.n.n</i>.jar</code> and
- <code>backport-util-concurrent.jar</code> to be put into
<code>-destdir</code> or <code>-destjar</code>.
+ <code>backport-util-concurrent-<i>n.n</i>.jar</code> to be put
into <code>-destdir</code> or <code>-destjar</code>.
This makes your application independent of other versions of
Retrotranslator present in the classpath.
</td>
<td>-</td>
</tr>
<tr>
+ <td><code>backport</code></td>
+ <td>Informs the translator about <a href="#extension">user-defined</a>
backport packages.
+ Package names should be separated by semicolons.</td>
+ <td>-</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td><code>target</code></td>
+ <td>Set this option to 1.5 and supply <a
href="#extension">user-defined</a> backport packages via
+ the <code>backport</code> option to make Java 6 classes compatible
with Java 5.</td>
+ <td>1.4</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td><code>lazy</code></td>
+ <td>Asks the translator to only transform classes compiled with a
<code>target</code> greater than the current one.</td>
+ <td>Off</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td><code>stripsign</code></td>
+ <td>Asks the translator to strip signature (generics) information.</td>
+ <td>Off</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td><code>verbose</code></td>
+ <td>Asks the translator for verbose output.</td>
+ <td>Off</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
<td><code>retainapi</code></td>
<td>Asks the translator to modify classes for JVM 1.4 compatibility
but keep use of Java 5 API.
References introduced by a compiler will also remain unchanged,
@@ -265,20 +293,14 @@
<td>Off</td>
</tr>
<tr>
- <td><code>backport</code></td>
- <td>Informs the translator about <a href="#extension">user-defined</a>
backport packages.
- Package names should be separated by semicolons.</td>
- <td>-</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
<td><code>failonwarning</code></td>
<td>Indicates whether the build will fail when there are verification
warnings.</td>
<td>On</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>
- You may use nested <code>src</code> elements to specify source directories
or JAR files, and nested
- <code>classpath</code> elements to specify classpath for verification. For
example:
+ You may use nested <code>fileset</code>, <code>jarfileset</code>, and
<code>dirset</code> elements to specify
+ source files and <code>classpath</code> elements to specify classpath. For
example:
</p>
<pre>
<path id="classpath">
@@ -287,7 +309,8 @@
<taskdef name="retrotranslator" classpathref="classpath"
classname="net.sf.retrotranslator.transformer.RetrotranslatorTask" />
<retrotranslator destdir="build/classes14" verify="true">
- <src path="build/classes15"/>
+ <fileset dir="build/classes15" includes="**/*.class">
+ <jarfileset dir="build/lib15" includes="**/*.jar">
<classpath location="${java14_home}/jre/lib/rt.jar"/>
<classpath refid="classpath"/>
</retrotranslator>
@@ -299,16 +322,16 @@
</p>
<h4><a name="idea">How to use Retrotranslator from IntelliJ IDEA?</a></h4>
<p>
- To automatically translate and verify classes compiled by <a
href="http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/";>IntelliJ IDEA</a>
- you may <a href="http://plugins.intellij.net/plugin/?id=145";>download a
plugin</a>
- that generates classes compatible with 1.4 virtual machines from your Java
5 source code.
+ There is a <a href="http://plugins.intellij.net/plugin/?id=145";>plugin</a>
to automatically translate and verify
+ classes compiled by <a href="http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/";>IntelliJ
IDEA</a>, so you can develop in Java 5 but
+ run and debug on JRE 1.4.
</p>
<h4><a name="jit">How to use Just-in-Time Retrotranslator?</a></h4>
<p>
JIT Retrotranslator is able to translate at runtime Java classes loaded
with any classloader.
- It works on J2SE 1.4 from Sun, IBM, BEA, and Apple, but does nothing on
J2SE 5.0 and other platforms.
+ It works on J2SE 1.4 from most JVM vendors like Sun, IBM, BEA, and Apple,
but does nothing on J2SE 5.0.
However translation at runtime consumes additional memory and processing
resources and it will not
work if your classes make use of Java 5 API but were compiled with
"<code>-target 1.4</code>".
</p>
@@ -329,29 +352,25 @@
</li>
</ul>
<p>
- JIT Retrotranslator can accept <code>-<a
href="#option_advanced">advanced</a></code>
- and <code>-<a href="#option_backport">backport</a></code> options.
+ JIT Retrotranslator can accept the <code><a
href="#option_advanced">advanced</a></code>
+ and <code><a href="#option_backport">backport</a></code> options.
</p>
<h4><a name="supported">What Java 5 classes and methods are supported?</a></h4>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5">
<tr><th>Package</th><th>Class</th><th>Methods and
fields</th><th>Compatibility notes</th></tr>
<tr><td><code>java.lang.annotation</code></td><td>* (all
classes)</td><td>* (all methods)</td><td> </td></tr>
+ <tr><td><code>java.lang.instrument</code></td><td>* (all
classes)</td><td>* (all methods)</td><td>
+ Bytecode instrumentation is not implemented.</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>java.util.concurrent,<br>java.util.concurrent.atomic,<br>java.util.concurrent.locks</code></td>
- <td>almost all classes</td><td>almost all methods</td>
- <td>
- Supported via the <a
href="http://dcl.mathcs.emory.edu/util/backport-util-concurrent/index.php";>
- Backport of JSR 166</a>.<br>
- The <code>Condition.awaitNanos(long)</code> method is supported
with
+ <td>almost all classes<sup><a href="#1">1</a></sup></td><td>almost all
methods</td>
+ <td>The <code>LockSupport</code> class may be unusable due to poor
efficiency.
+ The <code>Condition.awaitNanos(long)</code> method has
<a
href="http://dcl.mathcs.emory.edu/util/backport-util-concurrent/doc/api/edu/emory/mathcs/backport/java/util/concurrent/helpers/Utils.html#awaitNanos(edu.emory.mathcs.backport.java.util.concurrent.locks.Condition,
long)">
- very little</a> accuracy guarantees.
- </td></tr>
- <tr><td
rowspan="6"><code>java.io</code></td><td><code>Closeable</code></td><td><code>*</code></td><td>
- <code>new Closeable[...]</code> is replaced with <code>new
Object[...]</code>
- </td></tr>
- <tr><td><code>Flushable</code></td><td><code>*</code></td><td>
- <code>new Flushable[...]</code> is replaced with <code>new
Object[...]</code>
- </td></tr>
+ little</a> accuracy guarantees.</td></tr>
+ <tr><td rowspan="6"><code>java.io</code></td><td><code>Closeable<sup><a
href="#2">2</a></sup></code>
+ </td><td><code>*</code></td><td> </td></tr>
+ <tr><td><code>Flushable<sup><a
href="#2">2</a></sup></code></td><td><code>*</code></td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>PrintStream</code></td><td>
* (11 new methods and constructors)
</td><td> </td></tr>
@@ -366,17 +385,16 @@
append(CharSequence, int, int),<br>
append(char)</code>
</td><td> </td></tr>
- <tr><td
rowspan="24"><code>java.lang</code></td><td><code>Appendable</code></td><td>*
- </td><td>
- <code>new Appendable[...]</code> is replaced with <code>new
Object[...]</code>
- </td></tr>
+ <tr><td
rowspan="26"><code>java.lang</code></td><td><code>Appendable<sup><a
href="#2">2</a></sup></code></td><td>*
+ </td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>Boolean</code></td><td><code>parseBoolean(String),<br>
compareTo(Boolean)</code></td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>Byte</code></td><td><code>valueOf(byte)</code></td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>Character</code></td><td><code>valueOf(char)</code></td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>Class</code></td><td>* (21 new methods)</td><td>
- <code>Class.getMethod(String, Class...)</code> and
<code>Class.getDeclaredMethod(String, Class...)</code> are
- intercepted in advanced mode to better support generics and covariant
return types on several JVM implementations.
+ <code>Class.getMethod(String, Class...)</code> and
<code>Class.getDeclaredMethod(String, Class...)</code>
+ are intercepted to better support generics and covariant return types
+ on several platforms<sup><a href="#3">3</a></sup>.
</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>Deprecated</code></td><td>*</td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>Double</code></td><td><code>valueOf(double)</code></td><td> </td></tr>
@@ -387,20 +405,17 @@
<tr><td><code>IllegalStateException</code></td><td><code>IllegalStateException(String,
Throwable),<br>
IllegalStateException(Throwable)</code></td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>Integer</code></td><td><code>valueOf(int),
signum(int)</code></td><td> </td></tr>
- <tr><td><code>Iterable</code></td><td>*</td><td>
- <code>new Iterable[...]</code> is replaced with <code>new
Object[...]</code>
- </td></tr>
+ <tr><td><code>Iterable<sup><a
href="#2">2</a></sup></code></td><td>*</td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>Long</code></td><td><code>valueOf(long),
signum(long)</code></td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>Package</code></td><td>* (4 new
methods)</td><td> </td></tr>
- <tr><td><code>Readable</code></td><td>*</td><td>
- <code>new Readable[...]</code> is replaced with <code>new
Object[...]</code>
- </td></tr>
+ <tr><td><code>Readable<sup><a
href="#2">2</a></sup></code></td><td>*</td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>Short</code></td><td><code>valueOf(short)</code></td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>String</code></td><td><code>contains(CharSequence),<br>
contentEquals(CharSequence),<br>
format(Locale, String, Object...),<br>
format(String, Object...),<br>
- replace(CharSequence, CharSequence)
+ replace(CharSequence, CharSequence),<br>
+ isEmpty()<sup><a href="#4">4</a></sup>
</code></td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>StringBuffer</code></td><td><code>
StringBuffer(CharSequence),<br>
@@ -411,12 +426,10 @@
</code></td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>StringBuilder</code></td><td>
All methods supported in <code>StringBuffer</code>
- </td><td><code>StringBuilder</code> is replaced with
<code>StringBuffer</code></td></tr>
+ </td><td><code>StringBuilder</code> is replaced with
<code>StringBuffer</code>.</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SuppressWarnings</code></td><td>*</td><td> </td></tr>
- <tr><td><code>System</code></td><td><code>nanoTime(),<br>
clearProperty(String)</code></td><td>
- The <code>System.nanoTime()</code> method is supported via the
- <a
href="http://dcl.mathcs.emory.edu/util/backport-util-concurrent/index.php";>Backport
of JSR 166</a>
- and its precision
+ <tr><td><code>System</code></td><td><code>nanoTime()<sup><a
href="#1">1</a></sup>,<br> clearProperty(String)</code></td><td>
+ The <code>System.nanoTime()</code> method precision
<a
href="http://dcl.mathcs.emory.edu/util/backport-util-concurrent/doc/api/edu/emory/mathcs/backport/java/util/concurrent/helpers/Utils.html#nanoTime()">
may vary</a> on different platforms.
</td></tr>
@@ -424,26 +437,35 @@
</code></td><td>The <code>Thread.getStackTrace()</code>
method returns non-empty stack trace only for the current thread.<br>
The <code>Thread.getId()</code> method does not reflect the order in
which threads are created.</td></tr>
+ <tr><td><code>Thread.State</code></td><td>*</td><td> </td></tr>
+ <tr><td><code>ThreadLocal</code></td><td><code>remove()<sup><a
href="#3">3</a></sup></code></td>
+ <td><code>ThreadLocal</code> and <code>InheritableThreadLocal</code>
+ are replaced by corresponding classes from the runtime
library.<sup><a href="#3">3</a></sup>.</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>TypeNotPresentException</code></td><td>*</td><td> </td></tr>
+ <tr><td rowspan="2"><code>java.lang.ref</code></td>
+ <td><code>SoftReference</code></td><td>*</td><td>
+ <code>SoftReference(Object,ReferenceQueue)</code>
+ supports <code>null</code> for the second parameter
+ on all platforms<sup><a href="#3">3</a></sup>.
+ </td></tr>
+ <tr><td><code>WeakReference</code></td><td>*</td><td>
+ <code>WeakReference(Object,ReferenceQueue)</code>
+ supports <code>null</code> for the second parameter
+ on all platforms<sup><a href="#3">3</a></sup>.
+ </td></tr>
<tr><td rowspan="13"><code>java.lang.reflect</code></td>
<td><code>AccessibleObject</code></td><td>*</td><td> </td></tr>
- <tr><td><code>AnnotatedElement</code></td><td>*</td><td>
- <code>new AnnotatedElement[...]</code> is replaced with <code>new
Object[...]</code>
- </td></tr>
+ <tr><td><code>AnnotatedElement<sup><a
href="#2">2</a></sup></code></td><td>*</td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>Constructor</code></td><td>* (11 new
methods)</td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>Field</code></td><td>* (8 new
methods)</td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>GenericArrayType</code></td><td>*</td><td> </td></tr>
- <tr><td><code>GenericDeclaration</code></td><td>*</td><td>
- <code>new GenericDeclaration[...]</code> is replaced with <code>new
Object[...]</code>
- </td></tr>
+ <tr><td><code>GenericDeclaration<sup><a
href="#2">2</a></sup></code></td><td>*</td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>GenericSignatureFormatError</code></td><td>*</td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>MalformedParameterizedTypeException</code></td><td>*</td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>Method</code></td><td>* (14 new
methods)</td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>ParameterizedType</code></td><td>*</td><td> </td></tr>
- <tr><td><code>Type</code></td><td>*</td><td>
- <code>new Type[...]</code> is replaced with <code>new
Object[...]</code>
- </td></tr>
+ <tr><td><code>Type<sup><a
href="#2">2</a></sup></code></td><td>*</td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>TypeVariable</code></td><td>*</td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>WildcardType</code></td><td>*</td><td> </td></tr>
@@ -452,48 +474,57 @@
divideToIntegralValue(BigDecimal),<br> pow(int),<br>
remainder(BigDecimal),<br>
toPlainString(),<br> valueOf(double),<br>
valueOf(long)</code></td><td>The <code>BigDecimal.setScale(int,
int)</code>
- method supports negative scales in advanced mode.</td></tr>
+ method supports negative scales<sup><a href="#3">3</a></sup>.</td></tr>
+
+ <tr><td rowspan="3"><code>java.net</code></td><td><code>URL</code></td>
+ <td><code>openConnection(Proxy)</code>,<br>
+ <code>toURI()</code>
+ </td><td>The <code>Proxy</code> is ignored by the
<code>openConnection(Proxy)</code> method.</td></tr>
+ <tr><td><code>Proxy</code></td><td>*</td><td> </td></tr>
+ <tr><td><code>ProxySelector</code></td><td>*</td><td> </td></tr>
+
<tr><td
><code>java.rmi.server</code></td><td><code>RemoteObjectInvocationHandler</code></td>
<td>*</td><td> </td></tr>
- <tr><td ><code>java.net</code></td><td><code>URL</code></td>
- <td><code>toURI()</code></td><td> </td></tr>
+ <tr><td ><code>java.text</code></td><td><code>DecimalFormat</code></td>
+ <td><code>isParseBigDecimal()<sup><a href="#3">3</a></sup>,<br>
+ setParseBigDecimal(boolean)<sup><a
href="#3">3</a></sup></code></td><td>
+ <code>BigDecimal</code> parsing and formatting precision is limited by
+ <code>java.lang.Double</code> or <code>java.lang.Long</code> precision.
+ </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>java.util.nio</code></td><td><code>CharBuffer</code></td><td>
<code>append(CharSequence),<br> append(CharSequence, int, int),<br>
append(char),<br> read(CharBuffer)</code>
</td><td> </td></tr>
- <tr><td
rowspan="10"><code>java.util</code></td><td><code>AbstractQueue</code></td><td>*</td><td>
- Supported via the <a
href="http://dcl.mathcs.emory.edu/util/backport-util-concurrent/index.php";>
- Backport of JSR 166</a>.
- </td></tr>
+ <tr><td
rowspan="10"><code>java.util</code></td><td><code>AbstractQueue<sup><a
href="#1">1</a></sup></code></td>
+ <td>*</td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>Arrays</code></td><td>* (21 new
methods)</td><td> </td></tr>
- <tr><td><code>Collections</code></td><td>* (13 new methods)</td><td>
- Supported via the <a
href="http://dcl.mathcs.emory.edu/util/backport-util-concurrent/index.php";>
- Backport of JSR 166</a>.
- </td></tr>
+ <tr><td><code>Collections<sup><a href="#1">1</a></sup></code></td><td>*
(13 new methods)<br>
+ newSetFromMap(Map)<sup><a href="#4">4</a></sup>
+
+ </td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>EnumMap</code></td><td>*</td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>EnumSet</code></td><td>*</td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>Formatter</code></td><td>*</td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>LinkedList</code></td><td>* (5 new
methods)</td><td> </td></tr>
- <tr><td><code>PriorityQueue</code></td><td>*</td><td>
- Supported via the <a
href="http://dcl.mathcs.emory.edu/util/backport-util-concurrent/index.php";>
- Backport of JSR 166</a>.
- </td></tr>
- <tr><td><code>Queue</code></td><td>*</td><td>
- Supported via the <a
href="http://dcl.mathcs.emory.edu/util/backport-util-concurrent/index.php";>
- Backport of JSR 166</a>.<br>
- <code>new Queue[...]</code> is replaced with <code>new
Object[...]</code>
- </td></tr>
+ <tr><td><code>PriorityQueue<sup><a
href="#1">1</a></sup></code></td><td>*</td><td> </td></tr>
+ <tr><td><code>Queue<sup><a href="#1">1</a>,<a
href="#2">2</a></sup></code></td><td>*</td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>UUID</code></td><td>*</td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td
rowspan="3"><code>java.util.regex</code></td><td><code>Matcher</code></td><td>
<code>quoteReplacement(String),<br>
toMatchResult()</code></td><td> </td></tr>
- <tr><td><code>MatchResult</code></td><td>*</td><td>
- <code>new MatchResult[...]</code> is replaced with <code>new
Object[...]</code>
- </td></tr>
+ <tr><td><code>MatchResult<sup><a
href="#2">2</a></sup></code></td><td>*</td><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>Pattern</code></td><td><code>quote(String)</code></td><td> </td></tr>
</table>
+<p>
+ <a name="1"><sup>1</sup></a> Supported via the
+ <a
href="http://dcl.mathcs.emory.edu/util/backport-util-concurrent/index.php";>
Backport of JSR 166</a>.<br>
+ <a name="2"><sup>2</sup></a> In most cases this type is being replaced
with it's base type.<br>
+ <a name="3"><sup>3</sup></a> Supported only in advanced mode, i.e. when
+ the <code><a href="#option_advanced">advanced</a></code> option is
specified.<br>
+ <a name="4"><sup>4</sup></a> Introduced in Java 6, but available only for
1.4 target.<br>
+</p>
<h4><a name="extension">How to write an extension for Retrotranslator?</a></h4>
@@ -504,7 +535,7 @@
<a
href="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/util/EnumSet.html";><code>java.util.EnumSet</code></a>
are replaced with references to
<a
href="http://retrotranslator.cvs.sourceforge.net/retrotranslator/Retrotranslator/src/net/sf/retrotranslator/runtime/java/util/EnumSet_.java?view=markup";>
- <code>net.sf.retrotranslator.runtime.java.util.EnumSet<b>_</b></code></a>
(trailing underscore) if the latter can be found.
+ <code>net.sf.retrotranslator.runtime.java.util.EnumSet<b>_</b></code></a>
(optional trailing underscore) if the latter can be found.
But if you replace a whole class that exists in J2SE 1.4 you may encounter
interoperability issues with other libraries.
So, for example, support for Java 5 fields, methods, and constructors of
<a
href="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/math/BigDecimal.html";><code>java.math.BigDecimal</code></a>
is placed into
@@ -540,8 +571,12 @@
</p>
<p>
You can put your extensions into packages other than
<code>net.sf.retrotranslator.runtime</code>.
- For example, to make Retrotranslator use
<code>com.mycompany.internal.java.lang._String</code>
- just specify <code>-backport com.mycompany.internal</code> at the command
line.
+ For example, specify the following at the command line to make
Retrotranslator use
+ <code>com.mycompany.internal.java.lang._String</code> and to rewrite all
references to
+ <code>com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.*</code> with
<code>org.apache.xerces.*</code>:<br>
+
<code>-backport com.mycompany.internal;com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal:org.apache.xerces</code>
+</p>
+<p>
If you have written an extension that does not contain copyrighted code,
you may send
a <a
href="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=153566&atid=788281";>patch</a>
under the <a href="#license">Retrotranslator license</a>.
@@ -590,7 +625,7 @@
Retrotranslator: a Java bytecode transformer that translates Java classes
compiled with JDK 5.0 into classes that can be run on JVM 1.4.
- Copyright (c) 2005, 2006 Taras Puchko
+ Copyright (c) 2005 - 2007 Taras Puchko
All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
