RfR JDK-8167213 Move include/bridge/AccessBridgeCalls.c to the source directory

Alexandr Scherbatiy alexandr.scherbatiy at oracle.com
Tue Oct 25 11:48:49 UTC 2016


The fix looks good to me.

Thanks,
Alexandr.

On 10/24/2016 1:18 PM, Erik Joelsson wrote:
> The last change looks good and simple to me.
>
> /Erik
>
>
> On 2016-10-21 06:55, Pete Brunet wrote:
>> Please see the latest update
>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~ptbrunet/JDK-8167213/webrev.02/
>>
>> The fix now is to simply remove the copy of the AccessBridgeCalls.c file
>> into the JDK.
>>
>> AccessBridgeCalls.c is the implementation of the documented Java Access
>> Bridge API and is a set of wrapper functions that hides the
>> complications related to interfacing to JAB's WindowsAccessBridge*.dll.
>> In the past users of the API would compile and link to
>> AccessBridgeCalls.c/obj.
>>
>> Since the interface implementation of AccessBridgeCalls.c will no longer
>> be provided the JAB API documentation will be updated to instruct a user
>> how to create an equivalent of AccessBridgeCalls.c.  The documentation
>> will also contain a reference to the JAB 2.0.2 download
>> http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jab-2-0-2-download-354311.html 
>>
>> which does contain AccessBridgeCalls.c and which is compatible with the
>> current API and related calls into WindowsAccessBridge*.dll.
>>
>> Pete
>>
>> On 10/18/16 12:28 PM, Pete Brunet wrote:
>>> I've updated the webrev.  Please see
>>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~ptbrunet/JDK-8167213/webrev.01/
>>>
>>> Rather than removing the files needed by Assistive Technology 
>>> developers
>>> we have to provide them in JDK.  However since there is a .c file in 
>>> the
>>> group of files the files were moved from the include directory to a new
>>> javaaccessbridge directory.
>>>
>>> On 10/17/16 2:43 AM, Magnus Ihse Bursie wrote:
>>>> On 2016-10-14 17:51, Pete Brunet wrote:
>>>>> Please review the following.
>>>>>
>>>>> The .h files and .c file provided to allow Assistive Technology to
>>>>> interface to the Java Access Bridge API are being removed from the 
>>>>> built
>>>>> JRE/JDK images.  They are not used much and they can be obtained 
>>>>> online
>>>>> via the OpenJDK web site.  The pubs will be updated to mention the
>>>>> location of the files.
>>>>>
>>>>> Since there is a .c file in this group of files the directory 
>>>>> structure
>>>>> has been changed slightly to remove the include directory.
>>>>>
>>>>> There was one file missing from the group of files needed by 
>>>>> developers
>>>>> and that was moved from the common to the bridge directory.
>>>>>
>>>>> The make was updated in response to the above.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8167213
>>>>>
>>>>> Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~ptbrunet/JDK-8167213/webrev.00/
>>>> Build changes looks good to me.
>>>>
>>>> /Magnus
>




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