Bug#686760: ITP: avian -- lightweight virtual machine using the OpenJDK class library

[Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org>]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org>

* Package name    : avian
  Version         : 0.6+20120905
  Upstream Author : Avian Contributors
* URL             : http://oss.readytalk.com/avian/
* License         : BSD
  Description     : lightweight virtual machine using the OpenJDK class library

 Avian is a lightweight virtual machine and class library designed
 to provide a useful subset of Java's features, suitable for building
 self-contained applications.
 .
 The VM is implemented from scratch and designed to be both fast and small.
 .
  - Just-In-Time (JIT) compilation for fast method execution.
  - Generational, copying garbage collection ensures short pause times and good
    spatial locality.
  - Thread-local heaps provide O(1) memory allocation with no synchronization
    overhead.
  - Null pointer dereferences are handled via OS signals to avoid unnecessary
    branches.