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

[Andrew Hughes]

----- Original Message -----
> 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.
> 

Will they be the same if we sync with upstream or is there some difference
that's only present locally?

I'd rather we just pull it in from 7u if possible, rather than having a local
copy which then has to be merged with the upstream version.

> 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
> >
> >
> 
> 

-- 
Andrew :)

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