[8u] RFR: 8042707: Source changes needed to build JDK 9 with Visual Studio 2013 (VS2013)

[Erik Joelsson]

The root repo changes look ok.

The changes in Copy-java.base.gmk applies to jdk/make/CopyFiles.gmk. 
Those changes are definitely needed.

/Erik


On 2018-04-20 13:18, Kevin Walls wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'd like to request a review of the backport from 9 to 8u:
>
> 8042707: Source changes needed to build JDK 9 with Visual Studio 2013 
> (VS2013)
> JBS: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8042707
>
> 9 changesets:
> base repo: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/jdk9/rev/39ee0ee4f890
> jdk repo: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/jdk9/jdk/rev/c622a8ba90ad
>
> 9 review thread: 
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/build-dev/2015-January/014029.html
>
>
> Notes:
> base repo:
> toolchain_windows.m4: quite a bit of manual work, but no conflicts.
> make/common/MakeBase.gmk: changes in SetupCopyFiles which we don't 
> have in 8u
> flags.m4: we don't call it COMMON_CXXFLAGS_JDK in 8u, but made the 
> same change.
>
> jdk repo:
> make/copy/Copy-java.base.gmk we don't have in 8u. The other two files 
> apply cleanly.
>
>
> Clearly this backport isn't to change anything about what compilers 
> are supported or recommended,
> it's just about the build infrastructure.
>
>
> 8u change: webrev of the base repo changes:
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~kevinw/8042707/webrev.00/
>
> Many thanks
> Kevin
>