[9] RFR (xs) 8168317: [JVMCI] use reflection instead of jdk 9 Module API in Services.java

[Igor Veresov]

> On Oct 19, 2016, at 1:27 PM, Christian Thalinger <cthalinger at twitter.com> wrote:
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>> On Oct 19, 2016, at 9:54 AM, Igor Veresov <igor.veresov at oracle.com <mailto:igor.veresov at oracle.com>> wrote:
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>>> On Oct 19, 2016, at 12:47 PM, Christian Thalinger <cthalinger at twitter.com <mailto:cthalinger at twitter.com>> wrote:
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>>>> On Oct 19, 2016, at 9:40 AM, Vladimir Kozlov <vladimir.kozlov at oracle.com <mailto:vladimir.kozlov at oracle.com>> wrote:
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>>>> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8168317 <https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8168317>
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>>>> webrev:
>>>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~kvn/8168317/webrev/ <http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~kvn/8168317/webrev/>
>>>> 
>>>> When Graal is built as part of JDK it requires first to build an annotation processor using boot jdk 8.
>>>> After JDK-8167180 changes Services class is referenced by annotation processor but the code is using jdk 9 Module API and it can't be used with jdk 8.
>>> 
>>> I left a comment in the bug: Permalink <https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8168317?focusedCommentId=14013733&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-14013733>
>>> 
>>> Basically, it should be possible to use the newly built javac to compile the annotation processors.  Erik?
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>> It’s not only about compilation it’s about running it on the bootstrap JDK, which in currently 8.
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> With the proper build dependencies it should be possible to run on the exploded JDK 9.
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> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~kvn/aot/hs.webrev/make/CompileTools.gmk.html <http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~kvn/aot/hs.webrev/make/CompileTools.gmk.html>
>   51   $(eval $(call SetupJavaCompilation, BUILD_VM_COMPILER_MATCH_PROCESSOR, \
>   52       SETUP := GENERATE_OLDBYTECODE, \
> SETUP needs to be GENERATE_USINGJDKBYTECODE.  That one is using NEW_JAVAC.


The build team was against building jdk.vm.compiler after the JDK has been built. Their requirement was that all the processors must run on the bootstrap VM.

igor  

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>> igor
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>>> Can you paste or upload the .gmk file?
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>>>> Use reflection instead of Module API and use code only for running with jdk 9.
>>>> 
>>>> Testing with JPRT and JDK build of Graal.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Vladimir

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