Seeking guidance to install OpenJDK on AIX 7.1

Mon Dec 7 18:56:17 UTC 2015

That's strange! I've just tried both versions on my AIX 7.1 machine and
both seem to work:

 ./openjdk_8u40_b13-aix-ppc64/bin/java -showversion -cp ~/Java HelloWorld
openjdk version "1.8.0-internal"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build
1.8.0-internal-jvmtests_2014_10_09_22_19-b00)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.40-b13, mixed mode)

HelloWorld

./openjdk1.7.0-ppc-aix-port-b03/bin/java -showversion  -cp ~/Java/
HelloWorld
openjdk version "1.7.0-internal"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build
1.7.0-internal-jvmtests_2012_12_15_23_40-b00)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.2-b04, mixed mode)

HelloWorld

Can you please send me the hs_err file which was generated (if there is
one). Just put my personal address on cc as the mailing list may strip
attachments.

On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 7:33 PM, Russ Hankey <rhankey at us.ibm.com> wrote:

> Sure thing -- I don't mind having this conversation on the -dev mailing
> list.  Also, I'm trying to get ElasticSearch's LogStash up and running on
> an AIX 7.1 server, and they've recommended installing OpenJDK to run LS
> instead of the IBM JDK.
>
> I'm going to try the daunting task of building JDK 8 on our server -- I'm
> reviewing the documentation, and hopefully following it step by step will
> work well enough on our server.  As you point out, the trouble is running
> around getting all of the dependencies installed.
>
> I did try the older outdated binaries -- but when I attempt to run   java
> -showversion   I get an insufficient memory error (occurring with both v7
> and v8)
>
> # There is insufficient memory for the Java Runtime Environment to
> continue.
> # Native memory allocation (malloc) failed to allocate 120 bytes for
> AllocateHeap
>
> svmon shows that we have nearly 14GB of memory available yet, so I don't
> think that's really the issue.
>
> I even tried   bin/java -Xms1024M -Xmx2048M -showversion    but still the
> same error.
>
> I can't help but think maybe I'm missing an environment variable setting,
> or something.
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *Russ Hankey*
> ETL/Data Specialist: DataStage and Watson Explorer
> Enterprise Services Transformation & Operations
>
> Phone: 720-395-1670
> Mobile: 269-598-9297
> E-mail: *rhankey at us.ibm.com* <YOUR+EMAIL>
> Location: Portage, MI USA
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> From:        Volker Simonis <volker.simonis at gmail.com>
> To:        Russ Hankey/Southfield/IBM at IBMUS
> Cc:        "ppc-aix-port-dev at openjdk.java.net" <
> ppc-aix-port-dev at openjdk.java.net>
> Date:        12/07/2015 01:15 PM
> Subject:        Re: Seeking guidance to install OpenJDK on AIX 7.1
> ------------------------------
>
>
>
> First of all I've just realized that you initial message went to
> *ppc-aix-port-dev-owner at openjdk.java.net*
> <ppc-aix-port-dev-owner at openjdk.java.net>instead of
> *ppc-aix-port-dev at openjdk.java.net* <ppc-aix-port-dev at openjdk.java.net>.
> I hope you don't mind if we continue this thread on the ppc-aix-port-dev
> mailing list. I think it could be interesting for others as well and I
> don't want to repeat myself too often :)
>
> On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 6:13 PM, Russ Hankey <*rhankey at us.ibm.com*
> <rhankey at us.ibm.com>> wrote:
> Thank you!  That gives me another route to try ... When I went to
> *http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~simonis/ppc-aix-port/*
> <http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~simonis/ppc-aix-port/>I saw the two links to
> the bz2 files for 1.7.0 for aix/linux, and 8u40 linux, that's why I chose
> the aix/linux file.  I think it was the "aix" in the filename that threw me
> off!
>
> I didn't scan down two more paragraphs to notice the AIX/PPC64 links you
> sent!  Sorry about that ...
>
> I'm not that familiar with the bootstrap process, but I'll see if I can
> follow along with the instructions posted out there and let you know if I
> run into any additional obstacles.
>
> I found a broken link to the JDK 8 build readme ...
> *http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/build/raw-file/tip/README-builds.html*
> <http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/build/raw-file/tip/README-builds.html> Is
> there a better resource for build instructions?
>
>
> The *http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/build*
> <http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/build>repository doesn't exist any more.
>
> Is this source of build/readme information more up-to-date and accurate?
> *http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/jdk8/raw-file/tip/README-builds.html*
> <http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/jdk8/raw-file/tip/README-builds.html>
>
>
> Yes, that's the general build README for jdk8 (but it doesn't cover AIX).
> There's an updated version for jdk9 at
> *http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/jdk9/raw-file/tip/README-builds.html*
> <http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/jdk9/raw-file/tip/README-builds.html>
>
> The following link:
>
> *http://hg.openjdk.java.net/ppc-aix-port/jdk7u/raw-file/tip/README-ppc.html*
> <http://hg.openjdk.java.net/ppc-aix-port/jdk7u/raw-file/tip/README-ppc.html>
> contains some AIX-specific stuff from which for you the build dependencies
> will be the most interesting.
>
> Assuming you've installed all the build dependencies and created a fresh
> output directory outside of the source tree, you should be able to build
> jdk 8 or 9 from within the new output directory with the following two
> commands:
>
> bash <path_to_jdk8_or_9_sources>/configure
> --with-boot-jdk=<path_to_boot_jdk> --with-jvm-variants=server
> --with-cups-include=/opt/freeware/include
> make images
>
> If it's not a too big secret, it would be interesting to know what do you
> want to use the OpenJDK for?
>
> Regards,
> Volker
>
> Thanks so much!
>
> -Russ
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *Russ Hankey*
> ETL/Data Specialist: DataStage and Watson Explorer
> Enterprise Services Transformation & Operations
>
> Phone: *720-395-1670* <720-395-1670>
> Mobile: *269-598-9297* <269-598-9297>
> E-mail: *rhankey at us.ibm.com* <YOUR+EMAIL>
> Location: Portage, MI USA
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> From:        Volker Simonis <*volker.simonis at gmail.com*
> <volker.simonis at gmail.com>>
> To:        Russ Hankey/Southfield/IBM at IBMUS
> Cc:        "*ppc-aix-port-dev-owner at openjdk.java.net*
> <ppc-aix-port-dev-owner at openjdk.java.net>" <
> *ppc-aix-port-dev-owner at openjdk.java.net*
> <ppc-aix-port-dev-owner at openjdk.java.net>>
> Date:        12/07/2015 09:10 AM
> Subject:        Re: Seeking guidance to install OpenJDK on AIX 7.1
>
> ------------------------------
>
>
>
>
> Hi Russ,
>
> first of all, thanks for your interest in our port.
>
> Generally, our project, as all the other OpenJDK project, doesn't
> provide binaries. You have to build it yourself. However, to ease the
> step of building (and because the IBM J9 JDK didn't qualify as a
> drop-in replacement of the bootstrap JDK) we provided two JDK binaries
> which could be used to bootstrap the build on AIX. Please notice that
> these binaries are old, not very well tested on not supported at all.
> Their only purpose is to enable other developers to bootstrap a recent
> version of OpenJDK on AIX.
>
> That said, I think you downloaded the wrong version (notice the
> "linux" in the file name
> "openjdk1.7.0-ppc-aix-port-linux-ppc64-b03.tar.bz2"). The following
> two files contain the corresponding bootstrap OpenJDK versions 7 and 8
> and they should both run on AIX 7:
>
>
> *http://openjdkpower.osuosl.org/OpenJDK/download/bootstrap/openjdk1.7.0-ppc-aix-port-aix-ppc64-b03.tar.bz2*
> <http://openjdkpower.osuosl.org/OpenJDK/download/bootstrap/openjdk1.7.0-ppc-aix-port-aix-ppc64-b03.tar.bz2>
>
> *http://openjdkpower.osuosl.org/OpenJDK/download/bootstrap/openjdk_8u40_b13-aix-ppc64.tar.bz2*
> <http://openjdkpower.osuosl.org/OpenJDK/download/bootstrap/openjdk_8u40_b13-aix-ppc64.tar.bz2>
>
> You can find these links together with the links to our nightly builds at:
>
> *http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~simonis/ppc-aix-port/*
> <http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~simonis/ppc-aix-port/>
>
> A terribly outdated build instruction for OpenJDK 7 on AIX can be
> found in the Mercurial repository at:
>
>
> *http://hg.openjdk.java.net/ppc-aix-port/jdk7u/raw-file/tip/README-ppc.html*
> <http://hg.openjdk.java.net/ppc-aix-port/jdk7u/raw-file/tip/README-ppc.html>
>
> Nowadays, the new, configure-based build system of OpenJDK 8 and 9
> should easily guide you trough the build process, although the old
> document may still be valuable with respect to the required build
> dependencies on AIX.
>
> Should you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
>
> Regards,
> Volker
>
> On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 8:41 PM, Russ Hankey <*rhankey at us.ibm.com*
> <rhankey at us.ibm.com>> wrote:
> > Hi --
> >
> > I'm attempting to install OpenJDK on AIX 7.1, and I'm not sure I have the
> > right starting point.  Is it as straightforward as downloading and
> > extracting the port from
> >
> *http://openjdkpower.osuosl.org/OpenJDK/download/bootstrap/openjdk1.7.0-ppc-aix-port-linux-ppc64-b03.tar.bz2?*
> <http://openjdkpower.osuosl.org/OpenJDK/download/bootstrap/openjdk1.7.0-ppc-aix-port-linux-ppc64-b03.tar.bz2?>
> >
> > I've done that, but the java executable in the resulting directory still
> > doesn't seem to want to execute (even as root with appropriate
> permissions).
> >
> > ksh: bin/java: 0403-006 Execute permission denied.
> >
> > Any guidance / tips would be greatly appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > -Russ
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > Russ Hankey
> > ETL/Data Specialist: DataStage and Watson Explorer
> > Enterprise Services Transformation & Operations
> >
> > Phone: *720-395-1670* <720-395-1670>
> > Mobile: *269-598-9297* <269-598-9297>
> > E-mail: *rhankey at us.ibm.com* <rhankey at us.ibm.com>
> > Location: Portage, MI USA
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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