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'''Kaffe''' is a discontinued "[[clean room design]]" ([[reverse engineering]]) version of a [[Java Virtual Machine]]. It comes with a subset of the [[Java Platform, Standard Edition]] (Java SE), [[Java API]], and [[Programming tool|tool]]s needed to provide a [[Java platform|Java]] runtime environment. Like most other Free Java [[Virtual machine|virtual machines]], Kaffe uses [[GNU Classpath]] as its [[Java Class Library|class library]].
'''Kaffe''' is a discontinued "[[clean room design]]" ([[reverse engineering]]) version of a [[Java Virtual Machine]]. It comes with a subset of the [[Java Platform, Standard Edition]] (Java SE), [[Java API]], and [[Programming tool|tool]]s needed to provide a [[Java platform|Java]] runtime environment. Like most other Free Java [[Virtual machine|virtual machines]], Kaffe uses [[GNU Classpath]] as its [[Java Class Library|class library]].


Kaffe, first released in 1996, was the original open-source Java implementation. Initially developed as part of another project, it grew so popular that developers Tim Wilkinson and Peter Mehlitz founded Transvirtual Technologies, Inc. with Kaffe as the company's flagship product. In July 1998, Transvirtual released Kaffe OpenVM under a [[GNU General Public License]].
Initially developed as part of another project, developers Tim Wilkinson and Peter Mehlitz founded Transvirtual Technologies, Inc. with Kaffe as the company's flagship product. In July 1998, Transvirtual released Kaffe OpenVM under a [[GNU General Public License]].


Kaffe is a lean and portable [[virtual machine]], although it is significantly slower than commercial implementations.<ref>[http://www.shudo.net/jit/perf/ Performance Comparison of Java/.NET Runtimes (Oct 2004)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> When compared to the reference implementation of the Java Virtual Machine written by [[Sun Microsystems]], Kaffe was significantly smaller; it thus appeals to [[embedded system]] [[programmer|developers]].{{Unbalanced opinion|date=July 2024}} It comes with [[just-in-time compilation|just-in-time]] [[compilers]] for many of the [[CPU architecture]]s, and has been [[porting|port]]ed to more than 70 [[system platform]]s in total. It runs on devices ranging from [[embedded system|embedded]] [[SuperH]] devices to [[IBM zSeries]] [[mainframe computer]]s, and it will even run on a [[PlayStation 2]].
When compared to the reference implementation of the Java Virtual Machine written by [[Sun Microsystems]]. It comes with [[just-in-time compilation|just-in-time]] [[compilers]] for many of the [[CPU architecture]]s, and has been [[porting|port]]ed to more than 70 [[system platform]]s in total.


Unlike other implementations, in the past Kaffe used [[GNU Multi-Precision Library]] (GMP) to support arbitrary precision arithmetic. This feature has been removed from release 1.1.9, causing protests from people that claim they used Kaffe for the sole reason of GMP arithmetic being faster than the typical pure java implementation, available in other distributions.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mail-archive.com/kaffe@kaffe.org/msg13209.html | title=FWD: &#91;kaffe&#93; Removed GMP math? }}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=July 2024}} The capability was removed to reduce the maintenance work, expecting that interested people will integrate GMP support into [[GNU Classpath]] or [[OpenJDK]]. Subsequently, GNU Classpath introduced GMP support in version 0.98.
Unlike other implementations, in the past Kaffe used [[GNU Multi-Precision Library]] (GMP) to support arbitrary precision arithmetic. This feature has been removed from release 1.1.9. The capability was removed to reduce the maintenance work, expecting that interested people will integrate GMP support into [[GNU Classpath]] or [[OpenJDK]]. Subsequently, GNU Classpath introduced GMP support in version 0.98.


==See also==
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Initially developed as part of another project, developers Tim Wilkinson and Peter Mehlitz founded Transvirtual Technologies, Inc. with Kaffe as the company's flagship product. In July 1998, Transvirtual released Kaffe OpenVM under a GNU General Public License.

When compared to the reference implementation of the Java Virtual Machine written by Sun Microsystems. It comes with just-in-time compilers for many of the CPU architectures, and has been ported to more than 70 system platforms in total.

Unlike other implementations, in the past Kaffe used GNU Multi-Precision Library (GMP) to support arbitrary precision arithmetic. This feature has been removed from release 1.1.9. The capability was removed to reduce the maintenance work, expecting that interested people will integrate GMP support into GNU Classpath or OpenJDK. Subsequently, GNU Classpath introduced GMP support in version 0.98.

See also

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