JorthVM - A Java Virtual Machine written in Forth

JorthVM is an implementation of the Java Virual Machine written in Forth. Join us at #JorthVM on irc.oftc.net !

go into src/ and type `make', then you get the gforth prompt

look in ./src/jvm-test.fs for usage examples. (e.g. RunDemo)

• class loading, classfile parsing
• static field access and calling static methods o static initializer
• object instantiation: field access and method calling
• inheritance
• native calls, using forth words

• mnemonics -> dictionary
• documentation -> gforth docs
• License headers (This program -> JorthVM, remove email addresses)
• recursion
• regression test clean up
• long support (testing?)
• float/double
• documentation (rename HEADER)
• GNU classpath integration

• exception handling
• interfaces
• implmement more instructions
• more java.*;

• The Java Virtual Machine Specification
• Forth JVM implementation documentation

JorthVM documentation is contained in this file as well as in HEADER.md. These files are formated using the markdown markup language. A HTML version of the documentation can be created by make doc.

TODO

• Gforth
• javac
• markdown (optional, for HTML documentation)
• qemu-kvm-extra (ubuntu; optional, for cross testing)

FIXME

Run make test.

The program is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.

Copyright (C) 2011, 2012 Sebastian Rumpl, Bernhard Urban, Josef Eisl

Forth JVM is written by

• Sebastian Rumpl
• Bernhard Urban
• Josef Eisl