* include/name-finder.h (_Jv_name_finder::myclose): New method.

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+New in libgcj X.XX:
+
+* libgcj now includes a bytecode interpreter. If a compiled version of a class 
+is not found in the application binary or linked shared libraries, the
+class loader will search for a bytecode version in the CLASSPATH and execute
+it using the interpreter. A new front end that behaves like the traditional
+`java' command is also provided: `gij'.
+
+* Support for specifying java system properties. Properties can either be set 
+at runtime via the GCJ_PROPERTIES environment variable in the format 
+"<name>=<value> ..."'; or can be compiled into an application binary using 
+-D<name>=<value>.
+
+* Support for setjmp/longjmp (sjlj) exception handling has been added, as an
+alternative to the existing range-table based mechanism. sjlj is the default
+on non-sparc, non-x86 targets, or can be specified with the 
+`--enable-sjlj-exceptions' configure parameter.
+
+* Complete JDK 1.1 reflection support, including invocation.
+
+* Throwable.printStackTrace() has been implemented.
+
+* Runtime.loadLibrary() has been implemented.
+
+* Class.forName() will now try to load a series of shared objects in order 
+to find the requested class.  If a class `gnu.quux.whatever' is requested, 
+libgcj will search the system shared library path (eg LD_LIBRARY_PATH) for 
+`gnu-quux-whatever.so', then `gnu-quux.so', and finally `gnu.so'.
+
+* A pure-java implementation of java.math.BigInteger.
+
 New in libgcj 2.95:
 
 * First public release