Upcoming 2.4.2 Release

[Alex Kasko]

On 09/12/2013 02:56 PM, Alex Kasko wrote:
> On 09/12/2013 12:25 AM, Andïï wrote:
>> Some of you may have seen that Oracle have released u40 [0].  I'm
>> currently testing 2.4.2, which will bring the 2.4 branch up to date
>> with upstream on u40:
>>
>> $ /home/andrew/build/icedtea7-2.4/bin/java -version
>> java version "1.7.0_40"
>> OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea 2.4.2pre+r523f48931154+) (Gentoo
>> build 1.7.0_40-b60)
>> OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.0-b56, mixed mode)
>>
>> I plan to release this coming Wednesday, the 18th of September, if all
>> looks good by then.
>> Xerxes is going to look at updating JamVM support on the branch in the
>> meantime.
>>
>> I've successfully doing a full bootstrap on GNU/Linux x86_64 native
>> and results are looking good for a full bootstrap on GNU/Linux ppc32
>> Zero.  Feedback on other builds before release would be much
>> appreciated.
> Builds of 2.4.2pre+r41272f3d7393 preconfigured sources work on windows
> (i586, amd64) and linux (i586, amd64), but fail on macosx due to
> http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=8021771
> Was broken by this commit -
> http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea7-forest-2.4/hotspot/rev/370cbb35dbca
>
>
> Trying to rebuild with a workaround patch attached to bug right now.
Mac OS X build works with the patch from bug 8021771.

>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>
>


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Regards,
Alex Kasko