[jdk11u-dev] RFR: 8221988: add possibility to build with Visual Studio 2019

[openjdk-notifier [bot]]

On Tue, 3 Aug 2021 05:23:44 GMT, Christoph Langer <clanger at openjdk.org> wrote:

> This is another backport that is needed for GitHub Actions. The Runners will use a VS 2019 installation as base and use VS2017 as a minor version that is installed into the VS 2019 installation.
> Patch applies cleanly after JDK-8220445 backport, except for copyright in toolchain_windows.m4.

The dependent pull request has now been integrated, and the target branch of this pull request has been updated. This means that changes from the dependent pull request can start to show up as belonging to this pull request, which may be confusing for reviewers. To remedy this situation, simply merge the latest changes from the new target branch into this pull request by running commands similar to these in the local repository for your personal fork:


git checkout 8220445
git fetch https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk11u-dev master
git merge FETCH_HEAD
# if there are conflicts, follow the instructions given by git merge
git commit -m "Merge master"
git push

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk11u-dev/pull/181