OpenJDK 6 b19 features?

[Andrew John Hughes]

On 17 February 2010 22:57, Andrew John Hughes <gnu_andrew at member.fsf.org> wrote:
> 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.
>>

Done; http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk6/jdk6/jdk/rev/a24826f1beaa

>>>  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 :-)
>

Also now done :-)

>> -Joe
>>
>>
>
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