RFR: 7113349 JDK8 port to macosx

[Henri Gomez]

Guys could you detail JDK8 build process on OSX ?

I'd like to add this to my openjdk-osx-build project. 

Thanks

Le 2 mars 2012 à 23:46, John Rose <john.r.rose at oracle.com> a écrit :

> On Mar 2, 2012, at 1:28 AM, Michael McMahon wrote:
> 
>> I can't reproduce it. It must be something related to the boot JDK you are using.
>> Is it a complete jdk7 image?
> 
> The JDK files I got via the DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH are in a download from this file:
>  http://download.java.net/jdk7u4/archive/b12/binaries/jdk-7u4-ea-bin-b12-macosx-amd64-16_feb_2012.dmg
> 
> I got it from here:
>  http://jdk7.java.net/macportpreview/
> 
> --------
>    /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.7.0.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java -fullversion
> java full version "1.7.0_04-ea-b12"
> --------
>    /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.7.0.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java -Xinternalversion
> Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (23.0-b15) for bsd-amd64 JRE (1.7.0_04-ea-b12), built on Feb 16 2012 11:12:32 by "java_re" with gcc 4.2.1 (Based on Apple Inc. build 5658) (LLVM build 2336.1.00)
> --------
> 
> This is also the ALT_BOOTDIR I use for builds.
> 
> When I built my own copy of hotspot (including gamma) I used a jdk8 repo (hsx/hotspot-comp/{hotspot,jdk,langtools}), plus your patches for 7113349.
> 
> I wouldn't be surprised if there were random problems running a JDK8 gamma on top of a libjava.dylib from 1.7.0_04.
> 
>> I do get a (different) error if I set DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH in the environment
>> Are you actually setting this in your environment?
>> I notice the sanity check isn't looking for this, which it should on Mac.
> 
> No, I don't set that, but the example commands I sent have settings for it.
> 
> What's confusing (but maybe unimportant) is that the bug Stuart and I saw manifests only when libjava is put on the DLLP, but it does not manifest when the same libjava is loaded by some other unknown means.  (The loading can be traced with DYLD_PRINT_LIBRARIES, as shown in my message.)
> 
> HTH
> 
> — John