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

[Rob McKenna]

Approved

    -Rob

On 08/06/18 17:10, Kevin Walls wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Following on from the enhancement request approval,
> I'd like to request approval to backport from 11 to 8u:
> 
> 8196108: Add build support for VS 2015/2017
> JBS: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8196108
> 
> JDK 11 changeset:http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk/jdk/rev/bcce1fa183e7
> 
> Original review thread:
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/build-dev/2018-January/020719.html
> 
> 
> jdk8u webrev:http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~kevinw/8196108/webrev.00/
> 
> jdk8u review thread on build-dev: http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/build-dev/2018-June/022314.html
> 
> 
> Tested locally and with JPRT on hotspot and jdk tests, using the existing default VS2010 compiler, so the standard build is unaffected.
> 
> Many thanks
> Kevin
>