[PATCH FOR REVIEW] OPENJDK6-18: HotSpot 23's Java code won't build with a 1.5 compiler due to @Override on interfaces.

[Andrew Hughes]

----- Original Message -----
> On 09/19/2013 01:06 PM, Andrew Hughes wrote:
> >> On 09/19/2013 12:12 PM, Andrew Hughes wrote:
> >>> I discovered during bootstrapping with IcedTea that the build fails due
> >>> to
> >>> the use of
> >>> @Override on interface methods (namely an implementation of Iterator).
> >>>
> >>> This webrev fixes it:
> >>>
> >>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~andrew/openjdk6/oj6-18/
> >>
> >> The build README points out that a 6 JDK is required to build OpenJDK6
> >> [1] and @Override for interface methods are supported by a 6 compiler.
> > 
> > Then the README is wrong.
> 
> Oh, what is the boot JDK requirement, then?
> 
> Thanks,
> Omair
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1.5: http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk6-dev/2013-September/003039.html

This is a regression from before the HotSpot update so needs to be fixed.
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Andrew :)

Free Java Software Engineer
Red Hat, Inc. (http://www.redhat.com)

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