OpenJDK 6 b19 features?

[Andrew John Hughes]

On 25 March 2010 23:17, Joseph D. Darcy <Joe.Darcy at sun.com> wrote:
> Andrew John Hughes wrote:
>>
>> On 17 February 2010 22:22, Andrew John Hughes <gnu_andrew at member.fsf.org>
>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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.  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 :-)
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I don't see anything other than the HotSpot update and javac changes
>> already mentioned that were put off until b19.  Time to go back to the
>> IcedTea6 patch set and see what else can go in :-)
>>
>
> [snip]
>
> Hello.
>
> I'd prefer to wrap up b19 within the next few weeks.  Given other work going
> on in javac-land, I would not hold b19 until the porting work can occur (as
> I recall the porting of these particular fixes will likely be nontrivial).
>
> -Joe
>

I still want to get Zero into b19.  Hopefully I should have the first
webrev for review soon, once I have the free cycles to sort it out...
-- 
Andrew :-)

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