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

[David Holmes]

On 14/11/2014 5:36 PM, Patrick Reinhart wrote:
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Unclear what removed the attachment. :(

David

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>> Am 14.11.2014 um 03:18 schrieb David Holmes <David.Holmes at oracle.com>:
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>> Hi Patrick,
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>> On 14/11/2014 12:15 AM, Patrick Reinhart wrote:
>>> Hi Magnus,
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>>> 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.
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>>> Here is the link to the webrev:  http://reinharts.dyndns.org/buildjdk8win/webrev/ <http://reinharts.dyndns.org/buildjdk8win/webrev/>
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>> Please note that patches have to be submitted via OpenJDK infrastructure: cr.openjdk.java.net or email attachment to OpenJDK mailing list.
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>> Cheers,
>> David
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>> [1] http://openjdk.java.net/legal/tou/
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>>> Cheers
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>>> Patrick
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>>>> Am 13.11.2014 um 14:50 schrieb Magnus Ihse Bursie <magnus.ihse.bursie at oracle.com>:
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>>>> On 2014-11-12 19:34, Patrick Reinhart wrote:
>>>>> Hi there,
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>>>>> 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.
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>>>>> Could someone sponsor this back port?
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>>>> Sure, I can sponsor that!
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>>>> Is the patch straightforward to apply on jdk9 from jdk8?
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>>>> /Magnus
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