RFR: modified backport of 8265666 -> 8266558: Enable AIX build platform to make external debug symbols

[Andrew Leonard]

Ah that's handy, so yes, I can't foresee there been an issue. Adoptium uses
v13.1 for jdk8 & 11.
I've got the jdk11u fix on its way as well,.
Thanks
Andrew

On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 2:04 PM Langer, Christoph <christoph.langer at sap.com>
wrote:

> Hi Andrew,
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> ok, I see. Well, we’re using Xlc v21.1 for OpenJDK8 and 11 builds at SAP,
> so we’ll probably recognize when there were issues.
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> Thanks
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> Christoph
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> *From:* Andrew Leonard <anleonar at redhat.com>
> *Sent:* Dienstag, 11. Mai 2021 13:51
> *To:* Langer, Christoph <christoph.langer at sap.com>
> *Cc:* jdk8u-dev at openjdk.java.net; Doerr, Martin <martin.doerr at sap.com>
> *Subject:* Re: RFR: modified backport of 8265666 -> 8266558: Enable AIX
> build platform to make external debug symbols
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> Hi Christoph,
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> I've tested with Xlc v13.1, we don't have Xlc v12 license at Adoptium
> unfortunately. It should be fine with Xlc v12 as jdk8 does not try and use
> any clang toolchain, so it uses the standard "-g" debug flag.
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> Thanks
>
> Andrew
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> On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 9:59 PM Langer, Christoph <
> christoph.langer at sap.com> wrote:
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> Hi Andrew,
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> I have one question: Does it work with xlc 12? I thought you need to be
> beyond that version but probably I’m mistaken then…
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> Thanks
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> Christoph
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> *From:* Andrew Leonard <anleonar at redhat.com>
> *Sent:* Montag, 10. Mai 2021 16:14
> *To:* jdk8u-dev at openjdk.java.net
> *Cc:* Langer, Christoph <christoph.langer at sap.com>; Doerr, Martin <
> martin.doerr at sap.com>
> *Subject:* RFR: modified backport of 8265666 -> 8266558: Enable AIX build
> platform to make external debug symbols
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> Please can I request a review of this backport of the AIX support for
> external debug symbols.
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> This backports the jdk(17) change
> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8265666
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> modified for jdk8u build system:
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> webrev's : http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~aleonard/8266558/
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> backport bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8266558
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> I have fully tested this jdk8u change downstream at AdoptOpenJDK.
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> Thanks
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> Andrew
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