Latest instructions on getting and patching

[Charles Oliver Nutter]

John Rose wrote:
> Is there any way to make this easier short of rebasing the mlvm patches 
> to bsd-port?
> 
> The mlvm patches are current based at the OpenJDK hotspot master:
>   http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/hotspot/hotspot
> 
> It's going to get even trickier as my current train of pushes trickles 
> up to the master and down to bsd-port.
> 
> It might be worth while generating a self-vs-last-pull patch at 
> bsd-port, and apply both it and the mlvm patch to the master.
> 
> Or, if there is unanimous support for rebasing to bsd-port, we might do 
> that.  It might be disruptive in other directions.  (I'd like it 
> personally, since I develop on Mac.)

I believe bsd-port does not break building on any platform, so that 
might be a way to go. I don't think it would limit anyone from building 
"nearly master" hotspot + mlvm patches.

Maybe someone with a few free moments could try pulling from bsd-port 
and building on linux? If that works, I vote yes for rebasing to 
bsd-port, since everyone would be able to play the MLVM game then.

> Welcome to PatchWorld.

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