How to host HS14 stable? (Was: RFC: Change name of default HotSpot to 'default')

[Erik Trimble]

Mark Reinhold wrote:
>> Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 09:44:22 +0200
>> From: Mark Wielaard <mark at klomp.org>
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>> On Wed, 2009-05-06 at 08:09 -0700, Mark Reinhold wrote:
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>>> In order to move this forward, I'll go ahead and create the proposed
>>> forests on hg.openjdk.java.net.
>>>       
>> Thanks, how are they called and are they already populated?
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> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/hsx/hsx14/baseline
> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/hsx/hsx14/master
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> (I don't know why the tip changeset in each of these repos is labeled
>  "6836332: Bump Hotspot 14 build number to 15", which seems odd.)
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>   

Because it's a bump in the BUILD number, not the VERSION number.   I.e.  
Hotspot Express 14 build 15.

java -version should thus report '14.0 b15'


Also, we're not tagging anymore. That's a completely different 
discussion. :-)


>>> In the fullness of time I still think there's value in having a HotSpot
>>> Express Project.  Those of us who've been involved in this discussion
>>> will understand what's going on, but it'd be good to have an obvious
>>> place where people new to the topic can find documentation.
>>>       
>> There was a vote started to create a separate express project, but then
>> aborted because of procedural issues (wrong mailinglist). It is unclear
>> whether or not the project creation is stuck now.
>>     
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> Not aborted, just delayed.  Dalibor is assisting.
>
> - Mark
>   
The vote is on-going.

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