[jdk11u-dev] RFR: 8257679: Improved unix compatibility layer in Windows build (winenv)

Thu Jul 28 22:30:44 UTC 2022

On Thu, 28 Jul 2022 13:54:05 GMT, George Adams <duke at openjdk.org> wrote:

> The main conflict is the lack of the WSL backport ([8215445: Enable building for Windows in WSL](https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/commit/46eb26b692ac7f9431d5b479028ec87e56707557)) Something which doesn't apply particularly cleanly and isn't required to achieve the MSYS2 backport that I'm trying to reach. There are also several Solaris specific edge cases that needed to be rewritten.
> 
> This PR will finally allow me to backport [8287724: Fix various issues with msys2](https://github.com/openjdk/jdk17u-dev/commit/2e21c87fac8d60c3c7ed7b2d0afae9abfc110359) cleanly which should be the final piece in the puzzle to enabling MSYS2 builds.
> 
> @RealCLanger / @GoeLin I suggest that this is run through the full SAP nightlies before this is merged.

Not really, no. There is a lot of changes going on in this PR. I can see no clear reason why vardeps should have become broken. Try clearing the entire build directory and try again.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk11u-dev/pull/1278