RFR: 8376684: Compile OpenJDK in headless mode without required X11 libraries

[Thomas Devoogdt]

On Mon, 5 Jan 2026 12:59:31 GMT, Thomas Devoogdt <duke at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> This to support linux headless mode without X11. E.g. A headless server.
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> Hi all, the buildroot people have merged this functionality upstream (https://github.com/buildroot/buildroot/commit/3dd73c30d387b235589275bad729e66619d062c3). Is it also possible to handle this PR here?
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> @tstuefe @magicus

> @ThomasDevoogdt A PR isn't announced on the mailing list until it's *ready for review* which includes a valid JBS bug.
> 
> I suggest you write an email to build-dev and client-libs-dev mailing lists to propose this change and discuss it. I haven't found an existing issue in JBS for not requiring X11 libraries in headless mode. I can submit one on your behalf.

@aivanov-jdk Yes, please do so! 

> If I have time, I'll test your patch locally and run it in the Oracle CI.

Yeah, sorry for all the spam, but I really really don't know how to get any attention here. I simply don't understand how to file a bug without account, how to announce a change and so on. So every little help is much appreciated! Thx!

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/28310#issuecomment-3712135725