2.6

A new release of J2ObjC is available, 2.6. This is an update to 2.5 with bug fixes and the following changes:

iOS 11.0 Support (Apple release notes)

• Frameworks are now built as XCFramework bundles.
• Hello and HelloSwift examples can now be built using Mac Catalyst.

Translator

• External annotation support, using the Java Annotation Index File format.

Java Runtime Emulation

• Android's nullability annotations for the JRE. This reduces optional types when transpiled code is imported into Swift.
• Updated several packages to Android Pie.

Other

• Updated the protocol buffers dependency to 3.11.1.
• Added Xalan's META-INF/services resources to its framework.

Thanks for all the bug reports, especially those with tests and/or patches -- we're a small team, and appreciate the help!