RFR(M): 8057538: Sponsor for back port of --with-freetype-src searched

[David Holmes]

Hi Patrick,

On 14/11/2014 12:15 AM, Patrick Reinhart wrote:
> Hi Magnus,
>
> I actually merged down the freetype compilation from the source during the configuration cycle as it’s being done in JDK9 actually. This was not that straightforward but I could sort that out and had a successful compilation afterwards.
>
> Here is the link to the webrev:  http://reinharts.dyndns.org/buildjdk8win/webrev/ <http://reinharts.dyndns.org/buildjdk8win/webrev/>

Please note that patches have to be submitted via OpenJDK 
infrastructure: cr.openjdk.java.net or email attachment to OpenJDK 
mailing list.

Cheers,
David

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> Cheers
>
> Patrick
>
>
>> Am 13.11.2014 um 14:50 schrieb Magnus Ihse Bursie <magnus.ihse.bursie at oracle.com>:
>>
>> On 2014-11-12 19:34, Patrick Reinhart wrote:
>>> Hi there,
>>>
>>> I’m updating the Adopt OpenJDK website with build instructions to build the OpenJDK on Windows 8.1. In order to lower the effort of building also the OpenJDK 8 on Windows, myself and some colleges have back ported the build scripts from OpenJDK 9. We also could provide a webrev containing all changes we made.
>>>
>>> Could someone sponsor this back port?
>>
>> Sure, I can sponsor that!
>>
>> Is the patch straightforward to apply on jdk9 from jdk8?
>>
>> /Magnus
>