JDK-8214063: OpenJDK will not build on AIX while using the xlc 13.1 compiler

[Thomas Stüfe]

See also official downport documentation:

http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk-updates/approval.html

Cheers, Thomas

On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 12:46 PM Lindenmaier, Goetz <
goetz.lindenmaier at sap.com> wrote:

> Hi Steve,
>
> feel free to request the downport of this change.
>
> For this, you must first check whether the change applies cleanly:
> cd jdk/jdk; hg export -r 7384e00d5860 > 8215962.changeset  (you find the
> hash in the JBS)
> cd jdk11u; hg import 8215962.changeset
>
> If so, you flag the bug in JBS as jdk11u-fix-request and add a
> comment to the bug why you want to downport this. The comment
> must start with "Fix Request".
> See for an example
> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8215962
>
> You will get a message once the downport is approved.
> Ping me and I will push the change for you.
>
> If the change does not apply cleanly, you must send a RFR
> with the adapted webrev to the list where the change was
> originally reviewed.
> You must add a link to the RFR in pipermail to the comment
> in the bug.
> See for example:
> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8213754
>
> Best regards,
>   Goetz.
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: core-libs-dev <core-libs-dev-bounces at openjdk.java.net> On Behalf
> Of
> > Steve Groeger
> > Sent: Mittwoch, 23. Januar 2019 12:18
> > To: OpenJDK Core Libs Developers <core-libs-dev at openjdk.java.net>
> > Cc: Simonis, Volker <volker.simonis at sap.com>; Adam Farley8
> > <adam.farley at uk.ibm.com>
> > Subject: JDK-8214063: OpenJDK will not build on AIX while using the xlc
> 13.1
> > compiler
> >
> > Hi Volker,
> >
> > Do you think it would be possible to get the change you committed to
> JDK12
> > http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~simonis/webrevs/2018/8214063/
> > for this issue https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8214063
> > back-ported to JDK11, as JDK11 is a LTS release and it woud be good to
> > have this fix?
> >
> > Also, we have received reports of other issues caused by the
> > -qvisibility=hidden
> > when using XLC 13.1 with JDK11 on AIX.
> >
> > One of these is related to :
> >
> > Desktop printer feature cannot detect by following exception.
> > Caused by: java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError:
> > sun/print/CUPSPrinter.initIDs()Z
> >
> > Thanks
> > Steve Groeger
> > IBM Runtime Technologies
> > Hursley, Winchester
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> > Fax (44) 1962 816800
> > Lotus Notes: Steve Groeger/UK/IBM
> > Internet: groeges at uk.ibm.com
> >
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> >
> > > Hi Adam, Ichiroh,
> > >
> > > this is actually exactly what I wanted to propose in the mail I was
> > > just writing :)
> > >
> > > You may have noticed that I've renamed the bug to "8214063: [AIX]
> > > Disable symbol visibility flags". For the next step which will enable
> > > symbol visibility on AIX we already have the following issue "8204541:
> > > Correctly support AIX xlC 13.1 symbol visibility flags" [1]. Please
> > > assign yourself and use it once the issues are resolved.
> > >
> > > In the meantime I've tested your change and it works fine with xlC 12.
> > > I've only added a reference to the JBS id in the comments. Please find
> > > a webrev of the new version here:
> > >
> > > http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~simonis/webrevs/2018/8214063/
> > >
> > > I can sponsor that change once you and Ichiroh confirm that it also
> > > works for you with xlC 13 and I get one more review. I've opened a new
> > > thread for this on build-dev because the fix has now degenerated into
> > > a pure build change:
> > >
> > >
> > http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/build-dev/2018-
> > November/024096.html
> > >
> > > Please answer on that new thread.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Volker
> > >
> > > PS: I don't think it makes too much sense investing into xlC 13.
> > > You're probably aware of "JEP 347: Adopt C++14 Language Features in
> > > HotSpot" [2] which will start introducing C++14 language features
> > > soon. So it may be wiser to test right with the new beta of xlC 16
> > > because, as far as I know, there's no chance to get C++124 support
> > > into xlC 13 anyway.
> > >
> > > [1] https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8204541
> > > [2] http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/347
> >
> >
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