Trying the new SAM types and collection methods

[Brian Goetz]

The VM support for extension methods is not there yet.  We're working on some tools that will do the appropriate weaving at build time or load time to simulate this, stay tuned.  

On Mar 1, 2011, at 3:27 AM, Marcos Antonio wrote:

> 
> Hello, everybody!
> 
> I've been trying the lambda prototype for a while and it's being a good experience.
> 
> I used this to clone (which creates the directory "C:\lambda\langtools" in my machine):
> hg clone http://hg.openjdk.java.net/lambda/lambda/langtools
> 
> this to compile the langtools:
> ant -Dboot.java.home="C:\Java\jdk1.6.0_22" -Dtarget.java.home="C:\Java\jdk1.7.0" -Dimport.jdk="C:\Java\jdk1.7.0" build-all-tools
> 
> and these options to run my application:
> -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions
> -XX:+EnableMethodHandles
> -XX:+EnableInvokeDynamic
> 
> Now I saw that the URL for the new things that I want to try is:
> 
> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/lambda/collections/jdk (I suppose)
> 
> This is where my doubts start. When I click with the right mouse button on the directory "C:\lambda\langtools"
> the TortoiseHg presents me some options like "Synchronize" and "Update". I don't know if I have to pull the changes
> from the above URL in this directory (langtools) or if I have to create another directory (for example, "C:\lambda\jdk")
> and how to compile the files after that. I haven't tried anything of these yet because I was afraid of messing my
> langtools installation.
> 
> So I would like to have your help telling me how I should proceed to update and compile these new features (SAM types
> and collection methods).
> 
> Thank you very much.
> 
> Marcos 		 	   		  
>