[8] RfR 8027567: JDK8 build failure: the correct version of GNU make is being rejected

[Chris Hegarty]

Hi Vinnie,

I have seen this issue myself, kind of funny ;-)

...
configure: Found GNU make at /java/devtools/i386/bin/make, however this 
is not version 3.81 or later. (it is: GNU Make 3.81). Ignoring.
configure: error: Cannot find GNU make 3.81 or newer! Please put it in 
the path, or add e.g. MAKE=/opt/gmake3.81/make as argument to configure.
configure exiting with result code 1

I originally thought that the problem was with a bad change in tl, but 
when reviewing your change I noticed that it is as a result of a changes 
that went into jdk8/build [1], and we see it in tl after a sync up with 
master.

I guess we can still resolve the problem in tl, and sync back into 
master, but Erik should ensure that the original issue is still fixed, 
"8026528: [build] configure does not recognize newer make in cygwin"

-Chris.

[1] http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/build/rev/1a853fac18ff

On 30/10/2013 14:40, Vincent Ryan wrote:
> Please review this fix to correct the JDK8 build Configure script.
> It reverts a recent change to common/autoconf/basics.m4 that was causing a build failure on Solaris.
>
> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8027567
> Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~vinnie/8027567/
>