First build-infra push to jdk8 -- try out the new build system!

[Weijun Wang]

Trying on Windows now. I'm using a VirtualBox VM and the repos are in a 
read-only shared folder. So I create a directory in its C: and run 
configure there. But when I run make, it shows

$ make


########################################################################
########################################################################
##### Entering langtools for target(s) all                         #####
########################################################################

mktemp: failed to create directory via template `tmp.XXXXXX': Read-only 
file system
/cygdrive/m/space/repos/jdk8/jdk8/common/makefiles/Makefile:96: recipe 
for target `langtools' failed
make: *** [langtools] Error 1

Here m is the read-only shared folder. Shouldn't the build process only 
writes into the new directory inside the virtual machine?

Thanks
Max

On 04/12/2012 05:47 PM, Magnus Ihse Bursie wrote:
> The build-infra project [1] has been working for a while with creating a
> new build system. The goals of the project include, but are not limited
> to, improved build performance and improved ease of use.
>
> The first part of this project has now been pushed to the jdk8 master
> forest. This means that the new build system is available for you to try
> out! The old build system is still there, and if you want to continue to
> use it, you will notice no difference (for now...).
>
> But if you are interested in trying the new build system, we welcome you
> to experiment with it! The basic operation is:
> cd common/makefiles
> ../autoconf/configure
> make
>
> More information is available in the new build README [2]. If you want
> to try the new build system, please read it first.
>
> Please note that the new build system is not yet complete. We do not yet
> have full platform support, nor are all parts of the old build converted
> (but then we fall back on the old build system), and there are likely to
> be bugs. Most of all, we need to have exposure on a wide range of
> different build systems, since the reality is always so much messier
> than you'd want to believe. :-) Please help us to resolve such issues
> early by trying the new build system!
>
> Any questions or discussions on the new build system should be sent to
> build-dev at openjdk.java.net.
>
> /Magnus
>
> [1] http://openjdk.java.net/projects/build-infra/index.html
> [2] http://openjdk.java.net/projects/build-infra/guide.html
>