RFR: 7113349 JDK8 port to macosx

[Mike Swingler]

They should be the same ones as what is on the <https://wikis.oracle.com/display/OpenJDK/Mac+OS+X+Port> wiki page...it's just a different repo. I haven't tried it yet, but if you have any issues, here is the place to discuss them.

Regards,
Mike Swingler
Apple Inc.

On Mar 14, 2012, at 5:59 AM, Henri Gomez wrote:

> Good news.
> 
> Could you recall us the recommended/official build command lines ?
> 
> 2012/3/14 Alan Bateman <Alan.Bateman at oracle.com>:
>> On 03/03/2012 14:31, Alan Bateman wrote:
>>> 
>>> On 03/03/2012 14:14, Henri Gomez wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Guys could you detail JDK8 build process on OSX ?
>>>> 
>>>> I'd like to add this to my openjdk-osx-build project.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks
>>>> 
>>> The Mac port isn't in jdk8 yet but should be very soon. The webrev that
>>> Michael sent a link to is just part of the process to get the changes agreed
>>> before he pushes it to the jdk8/tl forest, something that I hope will happen
>>> within a few days. All going well it should mean the Mac port should get to
>>> the jdk8 master in a few weeks (exactly when it's clearly but I assume it
>>> will bake in jdk8/tl for a bit).
>> 
>> Just to follow up on this thread. Lana pushed the Mac port to the jdk8
>> master yesterday so you should be able to clone jdk8/jdk8 and do your stuff
>> (with a jdk7 build as the bootstrap JDK and working around the gamma
>> launcher issue).
>> 
>> -Alan