Coffee, anyone?

Five years since the last JAmiga 0.0.5 was released, we are now happy to release version 0.0.6. This updates contain, compared to 0.0.5:
* OS4 memory allocation routines
* OS4 file handling
* A few bug fixes

Details and archive at http://code.google.com/p/jamiga2/
jamiga.lha contains anything you need.

This version will crash at some point, and it is not very usable: read the readme! The installer inte the archive can also download Jikes, a java compiler, if you want to try your own Java programming skills.

Basically we just want to show that slow work is being done on JAmiga, and that we need help -- so if you know C and some Java, we could surely use your help. Bug reports are not wanted at this point.

@jaokim

It is great news that development is still ongoing on this. I just wish I could help out, but I know nothing about Java.

Simon

@jaokim

This is really really great news !!!! Thanks a lot !

(Where's the nanas ?)

I got few Grim's and a yellow alert but ignoring errors those test classes I tested worked. (Well, one of them locked up my machine eventually.) (One of those Grim's was a null pointer.)

@jaokim

Nice work.

Sorry to say,but i can nothing about java.

@jaokim

thanks a lot for this update !!

what do you have planned next.

I really would like to see java running with bank site and related but for sure the path will be verry long to see that on the amiga...

@Mrodfr

The next plan is just to fix what can be fixed:
* threading is one thing
* some of the stuff in org.jamiga.intuition-classes needs to be implemeted (to allow for some simple Amiga GUIs)
* getting a newer classpath to run (and with that getting Java 1.5 to run)

There is a lot of work to be done though. And any programmign help is appreciated.

If you don't know Java this is a golden opportunity to learn it! :) Basically, C-knowledge is most important.

I am planning on releasing more Java examples, and there is a mailing list if you have any questions.

@jaokim

Great news, im really looking forward to this

Do you have some kind of Roadmap?

Keep on the awesome work very much appreciated

@Raziel

Nope. No official roadmap. The closest is the list above.

The issues that exists will be detected during time, and a roadmap will perhaps be available in time. I am now focusing on getting knowledge on JAmiga and JNI in general. Trying to see what is unimplemented and what is not implemented at all. As I do this I will write some documents.

Also, don't get your hopes up. This will take months. Atleast if I'm the only one doing stuff.

For the next release i will try to get an AmiUpdate script ready, and update JAmiga as it progresses and not limit myself to batch release updates.

@jaokim

Great! Nice to see progress.
Good job.

@jaokim

thanks..any progress is good news

@jaokim

Awesome project... Hope the best for your endeavour, and will keep my fingers crossed... :)

@jaokim

Nice work. It's great to see progress with JAmiga after years of inactivity.

Hans

@Jaokim

Good work, nice to see this project alive again:)

@jaokim

Thanks for the hard work on what is a difficult project. Looking forward to the first stable release.

@Thread

This announcement has been posted on the front news page. Where it should of been posted in the first place!!!

@jaokim

whoops!
I just ask fior eta on the news article but found the answer here :)

At This point...
Maybe the time for a Bounty to get more ppls involved in that good project?
I mean some sort of bounty to add developers to JAmiga...not only to have the project finished...

Any idea if was possible?