RFR: Fix zero fail to build in icedtea7-head...

[Chris Phillips @ T O]

Hi

I already have a patch that targets the current jdk7u-dev
head. I'm still testing tho so didn't submit it there yet.
Its slightly different than icedtea7 head.

Chris
Webrev is here:
http://integral-portal.lgonqn.org/temp/ChrisPhi/jdk7u-dev-zero-hs24b25++/

On 19/12/12 12:11 PM, Roman Kennke wrote:
> Am Mittwoch, den 19.12.2012, 12:01 -0500 schrieb Andrew Hughes:
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> Hi Andrew
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 19/12/12 09:16 AM, Andrew Hughes wrote:
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> Attached patch is a backport of Roman's jdk8 fixes to
>>>>> Icedtea7-head.
>>>>>
>>>>> Please review.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers!
>>>>> Chris
>>>>>  
>>>>> PS
>>>>> Webrev is here:
>>>>>   http://integral-portal.lgonqn.org/temp/ChrisPhi/it7-h-20121212_zero/
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Is this upstream?  If so, what bug ID(s) does it include?  I see
>>>> none in the webrev.
>>> Sorry,
>>> Yes its a backport of Roman's fix for 8000780 : "make Zero build and
>>> run
>>> with JDK8"
>>> which was putback  by twisti at the end of October. Its nearly
>>> identical
>>> except for
>>> the need to backout the Permgen Removal stuff.
>>>
>> Ah, thanks!  Do you know what the route is for getting it into 7u?  Do
>> we need to suggest it or will they just pull it in with a bulk HotSpot update?
> I would guess that we need to suggest it, and I also think that this is
> our plan. However, it sortof depends on another big change that needs to
> go into 7up first, Twisti already proposed it, but I think it got stuck.
>
> Roman
>
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