Improving OpenJDK for FreeBSD

[Jorn Vernee]

FWIW, it's possible to compare changes through GitHub without creating a 
PR, by going to https://github.com/<org>/<repo>/compare/

Here is the diff of battleblow:jdk:bsd-port against openjdk:jdk:master 
-> https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/compare/master...battleblow:jdk:bsd-port

Jorn

On 5-2-2025 02:25, David Holmes wrote:
> Hi Harald,
>
> On 31/01/2025 4:17 am, Harald Eilertsen wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've been contracted by The FreeBSD Foundation to try to improve OpenJDK
>> support for the FreeBSD operating system. Currently the BSD port lives
>> in a separate github org over at https://github.com/battleblow, but we'd
>> like to make porting easier and more streamlined in the future by
>> submitting our changes to the mainline OpenJDK repo.
>>
>> Currently I'm thinking the best approach is to submit small, self
>> contained patches adressing specific issues when trying to build on
>> FreeBSD. Both to make reviewing more manageable, but also to get
>> feedback so that we ensure the changes integrate as smoothly with the
>> OpenJDK project as possible.
>>
>> Will it be best to create a JBS issue for each change, or one issue for
>> the entire effort?
>
> Can you create a PR against mainline so that we can see the scope of 
> the changes and how they have been implemented? That would allow for a 
> technical appraisal of what is involved in supporting FreeBSD.
>
> Knowing the technical scope would also aid evaluation of whether this 
> needs to be treated as a full porting project, or whether it can just 
> be accommodated the way we, for example, accommodate the MUSL libc 
> used on Alpine Linux. Is this a re-vamp of the BSD-port project [1] or 
> is this a distinct effort? I think the Porters Group [2] will need to 
> weigh-in on this either way (cc'd).
>
> Thanks,
> David
>
> [1] https://openjdk.org/projects/bsd-port/
> [2] https://openjdk.org/groups/porters/
>
>
>
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
>> Harald Eilertsen
>> -- 
>> Eilertsens Kodeknekkeri
>> https://kodeknekkeriet.net
>