hello all, the attached patch updates the README file to reflect the current state of the project.
OK to commit? cheers; rsn
Index: README =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/classpath/classpath/README,v retrieving revision 1.18 diff -u -r1.18 README --- README 14 May 2006 22:43:50 -0000 1.18 +++ README 2 Aug 2006 22:39:46 -0000 @@ -4,18 +4,18 @@ free software implementation of the core class libraries for the java programming language. -Additionally GNU Classpath includes a sub-project called GNU Classpath -Tools whose goal is to provide a number of free replacements for -standard Java development tools like javadoc, javap, javah, and -others. And a sub-project called GNU Inetlib, an extension library to -provide extra network protocol support (ftp, finger, gopher) for GNU -Classpath, but it can also standalone to ease adding http, imap, pop3 -and smtp client support to applictions. These subprojects are normally -released independent from the core libraries. +Additionally, GNU Classpath includes a sub-project called GNU Classpath +Tools whose goal is to provide a number of free replacements for standard +Java development tools like javadoc, javap, and others. A sub-project +called GNU Inetlib, can be used as an extension library to provide extra +network protocol support (ftp, finger, gopher) for GNU Classpath. It can +also be used as a standalone to ease adding http, imap, pop3 and smtp +client support to applictions. These subprojects are normally released +independently from the core libraries. This is a development snapshot release only and is not for general -purpose use. GNU Classpath needs to be combine with a proper -development environments to be useable for end users. Eventually, +purpose use. GNU Classpath needs to be combined with a proper +development environment to be useable for end users. Eventually, these essential libraries for java will work with as many free compilers and runtimes as possible. @@ -39,16 +39,15 @@ development sources from CVS). Besides combining GNU Classpath with the runtimes and compilers above -you might want to add support for encryption libraries as provided by -GNU Crypto (http://www.gnu.org/software/gnu-crypto/). -And for additional extension libraries (mail, xml, activation, infobus, -servlet) check out GNU ClasspathX (http://www.gnu.org/software/classpathx). +you might want to add support for additional extension libraries (mail, +activation, infobus, servlet) check out the GNU ClasspathX project +(http://www.gnu.org/software/classpathx). Some tools come with their own customized version of GNU Classpath. -Please check if there is a customised version available for the tool you -use before trying the bare bones GNU Classpath release. We are working with +Please check if there is a customized version available for the tool you +use before trying the bare bones GNU Classpath release. We are working with the tool creators to keep the differences between the core classes as small -as possible. Please tell us if you make GNU Classpath work with a new tool. +as possible. Please tell us if you make GNU Classpath work with a new tool. Active projects which use modified versions of the Classpath libraries some of which synchronizes with the Classpath CVS head every couple of weeks:
