Configuration Error in JDK Build Java 8 (JDK8u) for VS

[David Holmes]

Hi Ken,

On 13/01/2022 9:52 am, Ken Taylor wrote:
> I am trying to build JDK 8 from the jdk8u repo, master branch.Project was forked and cloned into a Windows 10 VM.Building in Cygwin.
> It appears that the change to support VS 2019 has not been checked in.
> 
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> 
> JDK Build Instructions:
> Microsoft Visual Studio
> 
> The minimum accepted version of Visual Studio is 2017. Older versions will not be accepted by configure and will not work.
> The maximum accepted version of Visual Studio is 2019.

What repo exactly and what file contains these build instructions?

Thanks,
David

> If you have multiple versions of Visual Studio installed, configure will by default pick the latest.
> 
> You can request a specific version to be used by setting
>      --with-toolchain-version, e.g. --with-toolchain-version=2017.
> 
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> 
> Our Command:
> 
> ./configure
>      --with-boot-jdk=/cygdrive/c/Programs/Java/jdk1.8.0_301
>      --with-tools-dir='/cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2019/Community/VC/Auxiliary'
>      --with-toolchain-version=2019
> 
> =======================================================
> 
> Error:
> 
> configure: Using default toolchain microsoft (Microsoft Visual Studio)
> checking for link... /usr/bin/link
> checking if the first found link.exe is actually the Cygwin link tool... yes
> configure: Visual Studio version 2019 is not valid.
> configure: Valid Visual Studio versions: 2010 2012 2013 2015 2017.
> 
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> 
> Was this something that got missed and is there a work-around, or should I install VS 2017?  BTW, VS 2022 also does not work.
> 
> Thanks for any help you can provide.
> Ken Taylor
> 
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