[PATCH 0 of 5] Some jstack fixes and improvements

[Andrew Hughes]

----- Original Message -----
> Hi,
> 
> Here are some fixes and enhancements to the systemtap jstack()
> support.
> I split them out in separate patches to make it easier to see what
> changed (one of them is basically a complete reindent with a
> try-catch
> wrapped around the body of the jstack function). These patches make
> jstack() more reliable by having less hard coded constants, and
> better
> error recovery if something still did go wrong. One patch relies on
> an unreleased Systemtap 1.8 feature (@var) which adds support for
> when hotspot is compiled with gcc 4.6+, it checks the systemtap
> version
> installed to fall back on the old method (using $var) if necessary.
> 
> These are for IcedTea6. Next up is making sure everything works also
> against IcedTea7.
> 

Does this mean IcedTea6 now requires an unreleased version of SystemTap?

> Cheers,
> 
> Mark
> 

-- 
Andrew :)

Free Java Software Engineer
Red Hat, Inc. (http://www.redhat.com)

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