encumbrances update

[Ted Neward]

One other question: does the new build still need an
ALT_CLOSED_JDK_IMPORT_PATH that points to a valid JDK 7 instance?

Ted Neward
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: build-dev-bounces at openjdk.java.net [mailto:build-dev-
> bounces at openjdk.java.net] On Behalf Of Igor Nekrestyanov
> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 12:39 PM
> To: Dan Fabulich
> Cc: discuss at openjdk.java.net; Anthony Petrov; Phil Race; build-
> dev at openjdk.java.net
> Subject: Re: encumbrances update
> 
> 
> >> My tests are not "ideal" for number of reasons:
> >> 2) I was using binary plugs created from my personal workspace.
> >>      I believe they should be the same as those to be published with
> >> b17 code drop but this is my assumption.
> >
> > We know for certain that this assumption is FALSE.  No binary plug
> > given to the public has ever built successfully on Windows; since your
> > personal plugs have been working for you for months, we can conclude
> > that there's something critically different between your plugs and the
> > plugs we get.
> Prior to introduction of the "binary plugs" in the makefile (starting
> from the b16)
> it was easy to use our internal product builds to import encumbered bits
> for openjdk build.
> So, internal openjdk builds were easier.
> 
> However, since b16 we need to export image of binary plugs from the
> product build and
> use these exported images for openjdk build.
> I think (but i am not 100% sure) that same procedure is used to export
> binary plug bits for people outside of @sun.com.
> So now there is fewer chance to have discrepancies (and after all
> t2k.lib is not needed anymore :) ).
> > But who knows?  Maybe we'll get lucky this time.  :-)
> I can hardly wait to get feedback on build status.
> Hopefully this will be success report :)
> >> BTW, for windows build you will need to build freetype.dll (i tried
> >> only dll built with visualc). I believe that freetype build system
> >> does not generate .dll on windows and therefore some manual tweaking
> >> of freetype makefiles (and sources) might be necessary.
> >
> > Sounds like fun! :-)  Will the documentation include a patch?  Or just
> > some tips on how to make a .DLL?  What source files needed to change?
> No, there is no patch or detailed instruction in the openjdk docs.
> 
> You can follow "official" freetype approach -
> http://freetype.freedesktop.org/wiki/FreeType_DLL.
> I believe it worked for me to prepare 32 bit binary.
> Perhaps someday they will finally simplify it and we can just run make :)
> 
> In addition to described changes you may also want to tweak ftoptions.h
> to enable subpixel rendering.
> 
> -igor
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