hg: ppc-aix-port/jdk8: 2 new changesets

[Steve Poole]

My autoconf is 2.68  from  http://www.oss4aix.org/download/latest/aix71/ as an RPM


On 18 Feb 2013, at 08:36, Volker Simonis <volker.simonis at gmail.com> wrote:

> What about the configure script - is it necessary to update it as well?
> 
> Do you have a running autoconf on AIX?
> How difficult is it to get one - do you need to compile it yourself or
> is there a standard packege available (e.g. from AIX Toolbox for Linux
> Applications - http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/software/aix/linux/toolbox/alpha.html).
> If yes, which version are you using 2.13 or 2.63.
> 
> Regards,
> Volker
> 
> On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 6:50 PM, Steve Poole <spoole at linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
>> These are a couple of the very few changes need to get JDK8 to build on AIX.  Or at least get us to the point where the build starts on Hotspot.
>> 
>> My other changes are  hacks so  I want to productise them first.   Stay tuned...
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 17 Feb 2013, at 17:44, spoole at linux.vnet.ibm.com wrote:
>> 
>>> Changeset: d4225d65d631
>>> Author:    spoole <spoole at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
>>> Date:      2013-02-17 17:36 +0000
>>> URL:       http://hg.openjdk.java.net/ppc-aix-port/jdk8/rev/d4225d65d631
>>> 
>>> Basic 'what is AIX' change to allow autoconf to identify AIX and the rs6000 processor reference
>>> 
>>> ! common/autoconf/platform.m4
>>> 
>>> Changeset: 045c71eec5a7
>>> Author:    spoole <spoole at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
>>> Date:      2013-02-17 17:40 +0000
>>> URL:       http://hg.openjdk.java.net/ppc-aix-port/jdk8/rev/045c71eec5a7
>>> 
>>> Update autoconf to not require ALSA and Pulse Audio libraries on AIX
>>> 
>>> ! common/autoconf/libraries.m4
>>> 
>> 
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