[jdk8u-dev] RFR: 8342822: jdk8u432-b06 does not compile on AIX [v2]

[Andrew John Hughes]

On Thu, 7 Nov 2024 11:40:27 GMT, Varada M <varadam at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Use of llabs() for jlong resolves the build error on AIX.
>> Performed jtreg testing for hotspot/test on both aix-ppc64 and linux-ppc64le and no related failures observed 
>> 
>> JBS : [JDK-8342822](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8342822)
>
> Varada M has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   8342822: jdk8u432-b06 does not compile on AIX

Where are we with this change? It doesn't seem that it is ready for approval,  being still under review.
It sounds like we need to know why this is being considered 8u only, when the same `abs` call is used in later JDK versions.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk8u-dev/pull/600#issuecomment-2506884894