ppc-aix-port/stage and jdk8/jdk8 are in sync: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0-ea-b99) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.0-b41, mixed mode) It includes Goetz's fix for 8020059: The flag introduced by 8014972 is not defined Thanks, Vladimir