[8u] RFA: 8036003: Add --with-native-debug-symbols=[none|internal|external|zipped]

[Rob McKenna]

Hi Severin,

Can you please send a separate enchancement backport approval request?
Thanks,

    -Rob

http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk8u/enhancement-template.html

On 18/07/18 15:58, Severin Gehwolf wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Please approve this enhancement backport for JDK 8u. It adds a new
> configure option:
> --with-native-debug-symbols=[none|internal|external|zipped]
> 
> Such an option exists in JDK 9+ already and we've been using the --
> with-native-debug-symbols=internal switch for our distribution OpenJDK
> builds ever since. The backport was done in a way so that old behaviour
> keeps working. For example, if the new configure flag is missing this
> should be a no-op for existing build configs. However, if the new
> option is present, it'll use --with-native-debug-symbols, overriding
> old configure flags --disable-debug-symbols and --disable-zip-debug-
> info. This enhancement also fixes bug JDK-8207234[1].
> 
> bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8036003
> webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~sgehwolf/webrevs/JDK-8036003/webrev.02/
> review-thread: http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/build-dev/2018-July/022686.html
> 
> Thanks,
> Severin
> 
> [1] https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8207234