jdk9/dev requires a jdk8 build as boot JDK

[Chris Hegarty]

On 19 Dec 2013, at 14:41, roger riggs <roger.riggs at oracle.com> wrote:

> I ran into that too; should configure be modified?

Review just out on build-dev
  http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/build-dev/2013-December/011406.html

-Chris.

> On 12/19/2013 6:55 AM, Alan Bateman wrote:
>> 
>> Just a heads-up that there are changes in jdk9/dev that require that it be built with a recent JDK 8 build as the boot JDK (configure --with-boot-jdk <jdk8>).
>> 
>> -Alan.
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