RFR: 8256657: Add cross-compiled build for Windows+Arm64 to submit workflow

Mon Nov 23 15:22:03 UTC 2020

On Mon, 23 Nov 2020 12:37:47 GMT, Magnus Ihse Bursie <ihse at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> .github/workflows/submit.yml line 1367:
>> 
>>> 1365:           git apply p.patch
>>> 1366:         working-directory: jdk
>>> 1367:         shell: bash
>> 
>> This should be in the mainline repo instead. Yes, the absence of this patch blocks this PR, but getting that patch into the mainline first is the right thing to do.
>
> I agree. We should not have a build action that requires a patch.

That patch in its current form is not suitable for upstream.

The initial plan was to wait until the "new WINENV" patch lands [1], which would resolve the problem we face with `fixpath.exe`. But maybe I can come up with a solution for the current situation, given that I've a better understanding of the build system by now.

[1] https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/build-dev/2020-July/027872.html

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/1379