Improved build system

[Kelly O'Hair]

You would be amazed at how many people still use NFS partitions to build in. :^(

-kto

On Nov 4, 2011, at 11:43 AM, Jonathan Gibbons wrote:

> For Max's issue, I agree.    But if NFS is generally discouraged, as you imply, then you should get at least a warning if you try and use it, independent of Max's response.
> 
> -- Jon
> 
> 
> 
> On 11/04/2011 11:18 AM, Fredrik Öhrström wrote:
>>> Does the build, can the build, check for NFS, and report an error?
>>> 
>>> Jon
>> 
>> You are right, if it is relevant to check for NFS, then it is a test that really should be done in configure.
>> 
>> But we have to wait for Weijun's answer to see if nfs is involved or not.
>> 
>> //Fredrik
>> 
>> ----- fredrik.ohrstrom at oracle.com skrev:
>> 
>>> It is the default Ubuntu Java package.
>>> 
>>> Just install the openjdk package and you will get iced tea.
>>> The configure script should remind you what the package name is,
>>> if you make sure that you have no java in the path.
>>> 
>>> By the way. You do not have your source and build directory
>>> on NFS do you? The javacserver uses file system locking
>>> to establish a single server. And locking does not work
>>> very well over nfs. (Also building is much slower, if it works.)
>>> 
>>> //Fredrik
>>> ----- weijun.wang at oracle.com skrev:
>>> 
>>>> I don't have an IcedTea. Do I need to build one?
>>>> 
>>>> -Max
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Nov 4, 2011, at 10:26 PM, Fredrik Öhrström
>>>> <fredrik.ohrstrom at oracle.com>  wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Ok, could you please try just:
>>>>> 
>>>>> ./configure
>>>>> 
>>>>> and use the default iced-tea?
>>>>> 
>>>>> //Fredrik
>>>>> 
>>>>> ----- weijun.wang at oracle.com skrev:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 11/04/2011 08:19 PM, Fredrik Öhrström wrote:
>>>>>>> Please send me the build.log file....
>>>>>> Attached.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> You can also try:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> ./configure --with-boot-jdk=$J6 --disable-javac-multi-core
>>>>>> --disable-javac-deps --disable-javac-server
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> This works.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -Max
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> ----- weijun.wang at oracle.com skrev:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I just tried this on my Ubuntu 11.04 64-bit system:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 1. Clone http://hg.openjdk.java.net/build-infra/jdk7
>>>>>>>> 2. get_source.sh
>>>>>>>> 3. Download ccache 3.1.6 source and build it
>>>>>>>> 4. Download the 3 files in common/config and mv one of them
>>>>>>>> 5. ./configure --with-boot-jdk=$J6
>>>>>>>> 6. make
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> and soon see an error
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Compiling 10 files in package com/sun/source/util
>>>>>>>> 
>>> /space/repos/build-infra/jdk7/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/mirror/util/TypeVisitor.java:52:
>>>>>>>> error: duplicate class: com.sun.mirror.util.TypeVisitor
>>>>>>>> public interface TypeVisitor {
>>>>>>>>         ^
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> -Max
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