[PATCH 0/4] fix build errors with gcc6

[Seán Coffey]

Guido,

Please see JDK 8 Updates ground rules [1] for details on how to 
contribute fixes to the JDK 8 Updates Project. Have the issues you're 
raising been fixed in JDK 9 already ? If not, they need to be fixed 
there first. You'll need to raise code reviews on the appropriate 
technical mailing list. build-dev seems most suitable for your issues.

If you do wish to backport JDK 9 fixes, you'll need to use the push 
approval request template [2]. JDK 9 fixes that don't apply cleanly to 
JDK 8u need to be reviewed again[3].

[1] http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk8u/groundrules.html
[2] http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk8u/approval-template.html
[3] http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk8u/codereview.html

Regards,
Sean.

On 11/05/16 16:23, Guido Trentalancia wrote:
> Hello.
>
> The following set of four patches aims to fix the errors that occur
> during compilation of openjdk8u with gcc6.
>
> However, for some reason, the resulting java executables are not
> usable, due to the following error:
>
> Error occurred during initialization of VM
> java.lang.NullPointerException
> 	at java.util.Hashtable.put(Hashtable.java:459)
> 	at java.lang.System.initProperties(Native Method)
> 	at java.lang.System.initializeSystemClass(System.java:1166)
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated, especially because this is the
> first time I see this code...
>
> I suppose some of the patches are trivial and can be applied easily
> while others (in particular the last one, i.e. 4/4) would require more
> revision and might be actually involved in the runtime crash.
>
> Regards,
>
> Guido