KiVM

Kiva's Java Virtual Machine.

Features

• JNI Support
• JAR Class Loading Support (libzip needed)
• Full OracleJDK/OpenJDK compatibility
• Copying Garbage Collector

Build

1. Requirements

   • Linux, macOS, or Windows(untested) .
   • JDK (OpenJDK or OracleJDK) (>= 8)
   • CMake (>= 3.2)
   • libzip (>= 1.5.1) (to support JAR Class Loading)

2. Build instructions

   • Clone this repo.
   • cd into your directory that contains KiVM source code.
   • Type cmake . && make in your terminal app.
   • Enjoy it!

Usage

Usage:
        java [-?] [-v] [-cp <path>] [-classpath <path>] <class-name> [<args>]...

Options:
        -?, -help           show help
        -v, -version        show version
        -cp <path>          class search path
        -classpath <path>   same as -cp
        <class-name>        name of the class to run

Credit

• Inspired by wind_jvm
• Modified version of libzippp
• Command line options parsing using clipp

Acknowledge

We would like to thank JetBrains for sharing free open-source licences of amazing tools such as CLion.

See Also

• HiVM
• The Java Virtual Machine Specification Java SE 8 Edition
• HotSpot Virtual Machine Garbage Collection Tuning Guide