[PATCH 0/4] fix build errors with gcc6

[dalibor topic]

Also, please see http://openjdk.java.net/contribute/ - in particular 
section 0.

cheers,
dalibor topic

On 11.05.2016 17:34, Seán Coffey wrote:
> 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
>

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