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author | Ivan Dubrov <dubrov.ivan@gmail.com> | 2014-04-25 10:53:17 -0700 |
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committer | Ivan Dubrov <dubrov.ivan@gmail.com> | 2014-04-25 10:53:17 -0700 |
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@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@ This project is a fork of original [DCEVM](http://ssw.jku.at/dcevm/) project. +The purpose of the project is to maintain enhanced class redefinition functionality for OpenJDK HotSpot 7/8. + +## Supported versions + +[pathes/](patches/) contains patches for all supported versions. Each patch is named by concatenating prefix `full` or `light` with the OpenJDK HotSpot tag. `full` patches support full redefenition capabilities (including removal of superclasses, for example). `light` patches are easier to maintain, but they only support limited functionality (generally, additions to class hierarchies are fine, removals are not). + +HotSpot tag is the name of the tag in the corresponding HotSpot Mercurial repository ([Java 8](http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8u/jdk8u/hotspot)/[Java 7](http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u/hotspot)). + ## Building ### General Requirements @@ -15,8 +23,13 @@ You need the following software to build DCEVM: * Configure version you want in [gradle.properties](gradle.properties). * Run `./gradlew patch` to retrieve HotSpot sources and patch them. -* Run `./gradlew compileFastdebug` to build `fastdebug` version or `./wgradle compileProduct` to build `product` version. +* Run `./gradlew compileFastdebug` to build `fastdebug` version or `./gradlew compileProduct` to build `product` version. * Compiled libraries are placed in `hotspot/build/fastdebug` or `hotspot/build/product`. +* +### Installing DCEVM + +* Replace `libjvm.so/jvm.dll/libjvm.dylib` in the target JRE. +* Run `java -version`, it should include `Dynamic Code Evolution` string. ### Testing DCEVM |