OpenJDK 6 b19 features?

[Andrew John Hughes]

On 17 February 2010 22:46, Joseph D. Darcy <Joe.Darcy at sun.com> wrote:
> Andrew John Hughes wrote:
>>
>> On 17 February 2010 17:55, Joseph D. Darcy <Joe.Darcy at sun.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Now that OpenJDK 6 b18 is wrapped up, on to b19!
>>>
>>> A detailed list of the bugs fixed is available from
>>>
>>> http://blogs.sun.com/darcy/resource/OpenJDK_6/openjdk6-b18-changes-summary.html
>>>
>>> What features should go into b19?
>>>
>>> Andrew has already started work on updating HotSpot.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> This will be ready to push as soon as the issue with Daniel's patch is
>> resolved.
>>
>
> Great!
>
>>
>>>
>>> Previously Jon mentioned porting some javac fixes from JDK 7.
>>>
>>> I think the patch to fix 6761856: OpenJDK: vertical text metrics may be
>>> significanly different from those returned by Sun JDK, already included
>>> in
>>> IcedTea 6, should be evaluated for application to the OpenJDK 6 master.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Backported: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~andrew/6761856/webrev.01/
>>
>> Let me know if I should push.
>
> Yes; please push.
>
>>  As it's in IcedTea6, and thus in every
>> build of OpenJDK6 actually pushed out by distros, it seems like a good
>> idea to include it upstream :-)
>>
>
> Agreed :-)
>
>>
>>>
>>> Other than routine ongoing maintenance, any other changes people want to
>>> get
>>> in?
>>>
>>
>> I'm sure we mentioned some more stuff that was being put off for b19,
>> but can't think of it now.  I'll have a skim through my inbox.
>>
>> Any ETA on the tarball so b18 can be well and truly said to be done with?
>>
>>
>
> The tarball is already there:
> http://download.java.net/openjdk/jdk6/promoted/b18/openjdk-6-src-b18-16_feb_2010.tar.gz
>

Ah ok!  I didn't see any announcement.

I'll bump IcedTea6 to the new version :-)

> -Joe
>
>



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