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

[Vincent Ryan]

Thanks Chris. 

So reverting to the previous version of builds.m4 will fix this issue on Solaris but will undo
the fix for 8026528 on Windows. Maybe Eric can advise.



On 30 Oct 2013, at 15:05, Chris Hegarty <chris.hegarty at oracle.com> wrote:

> 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/
>>