Sun has upgraded the ForteTM Developer suite of products, an integrated set of development tools designed for building enterprise applications. The upgrade features new debugging and compiling capabilities that enable programmers to debug mixed JavaTM technology language and native C, C++, and Fortran code on the SolarisTM 8 Operating Environment (OE). Users can now migrate applications more quickly to Solaris OE. In addition, the new upgrade significantly improves the interoperability between open source/GNU apps across Solaris OE and Linux systems.

The new debugging capability is based on an extension to the dbx debugger, an interactive, source-level, graphical and command-line tool, that now accepts the GNU debugger (gdb) commands. The extension employs the JavaTM Virtual Machine Debugging Interface (JVMDI) to implement a native debugging agent running on a JavaTM Virtual Machine (JVMTM). Developers using Java technology with C /C++/Fortran to build applications for the Solaris OE now have a single tool to debug their entire application.

The compilers in the Forte Developer suite have also been updated to improve interoperability between GNU and open source applications across the Solaris OE and Linux platforms, further demonstrating Sun's commitment to open source and Linux developers. The new compiler capability also accepts more GNU C++ syntax and reduces the need to re-write source code.

The new release of Forte Developer 6 update 2, including ForteTM C, ForteTM C++, and Forte Fortran software, can be downloaded at no charge for developers who already have Forte Developer 6. No new licenses are required.

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