Project Proposal: Build Infrastructure Changes

[Keith McGuigan]

On May 3, 2011, at 4:26 PM, Fredrik Öhrström wrote:

>>> No doubt it's been useful, but seriously, you just built a hotspot  
>>> for jdk7, with a completely
> different
>>> C++ compiler, and a different C++ runtime dependency, and you plop  
>>> it down into a jdk6 image (that
>>> was built with a different C++ compiler, and maybe using a  
>>> different C++ runtime) and you guys'
>
>>> expect it to work reliably? It doesn't, and likely won't run in a  
>>> cross compile environment at all.
>
>> Here here!
>> In the macosx-port we explicitly added a hook to ignore the gamma  
>> test because cross compiling with >the Apple Java SE 6 (which is  
>> how _everyone_ gets off the ground) is impossible otherwise.
>
> I totally agree. The gamma launcher must not be run by default when  
> building.
>
> //Fredrik

For the record, I agree with you all too -- it would be better for it  
not to be part of the build.  I was just being snarky because it is a  
useful thing in general (but outside the build).

--
- Keith