[8u] Request for enhancement backport approval for CR 8196108: Add build support for VS 2015/2017

[Rob McKenna]

Approved subject to codereview / push approval.

    -Rob

On 08/06/18 10:31, Kevin Walls wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'd like to get enhancement backport approval to backport to jdk8u:
> 
> 8196108: Add build support for VS 2015/2017
> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8196108
> 
> This continues to widen the range of compilers acceptable to build jdk8. 
> This change lets us start a VS2017 build, will need further work on making
> the build complete.
> 
> This backport change is now out for review on build-dev.
> 
> No changes are suggested regarding what is officially working or supported
> at this time.
> 
> Many thanks
> Kevin
>