CACAO Wiki

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CACAO is a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) which uses Just-In-Time (JIT) compilation to execute Java methods natively. Since release 0.93 a Vmgen based interpreter is also integrated. CACAO uses GNU Classpath as Java core library.

About CACAO

• CacaoFeatures: why you may want to use CACAO

• CacaoTeam: the people behind CACAO

• CacaoLicense: the CACAO license terms

• CacaoCopyright: copyright assigment form

Using CACAO

• FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions

• CacaoDownload: where to get the good stuff

• CacaoInstall: building and installing

• BestPerformanceHowto: how to get the most performance out of CACAO

• Nokia770Howto: how to install CACAO on the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet

Research

• ResearchTopics: topics for students

Communication

• CacaoChat: talk to us on IRC

• CacaoMailingList: NEW

• ReportingBugs: Please tell us, if things don't work!

• CacaoMeetings

Developing CACAO

• OpenProblems: things that need to be done

• SolvedProblems

• CodingConventions

• TgolemTesting: automated testing

• EmpiricalData

• UnifiedVariables

• ConstValues

• IntermediateRepresentation

• BaselineCopyElimination

• FirstCacaoHackathon

• SecondCacaoHackathon

• ReleasePreparation

• JonasTestSuite

• LogiCryptoTests

• BuildingJonas

• GarbageCollector: Development of a new exact GC to replace BoehmGC

• GdbMacros

• LinksForDevelopers

• Python: Scripting the compiler in Python

• HotSpot: Hints for using hotspot from a CACAO developers perspective.

Wiki

• RecentChanges: see where people are currently working

• WikiSandBox: feel free to change this page and experiment with editing

• FindPage: search or browse the database in various ways

• SyntaxReference: quick access to wiki syntax

• SiteNavigation: get an overview over this site and what it contains

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