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

[Patrick Reinhart]

Hi David,

So I should be able to attach the webrev.zip to the message for the mailing list?

Cheers Patrick

> Am 14.11.2014 um 03:18 schrieb David Holmes <David.Holmes at oracle.com>:
> 
> 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
> 
> [1] http://openjdk.java.net/legal/tou/
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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
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