RFR(xs): 8204935: [aix] TOC overflow in libjvm.so (release build)

[Thomas Stüfe]

Thank you Matthias!

I'll wait for someone from the Oracle Build Group to have a say.

..Thomas

On Wed, Jun 13, 2018 at 9:43 AM, Baesken, Matthias
<matthias.baesken at sap.com> wrote:
> Hi Thomas , thanks for fixing it, looks good  ( not a Reviewer however) .
>
> Best regards, Matthias
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ppc-aix-port-dev [mailto:ppc-aix-port-dev-
>> bounces at openjdk.java.net] On Behalf Of Thomas Stüfe
>> Sent: Mittwoch, 13. Juni 2018 08:14
>> To: build-dev <build-dev at openjdk.java.net>; ppc-aix-port-
>> dev at openjdk.java.net
>> Subject: RFR(xs): 8204935: [aix] TOC overflow in libjvm.so (release build)
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> may I have reviews for this small build fix:
>>
>> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8204935
>> webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~stuefe/webrevs/8204935-aix-toc-
>> overflow/webrev.00/webrev/
>>
>> We finally have reached the point where even the standard (not gtest)
>> release build libjvm.so got too large and blew its TOC. Hurray for
>> templates. On the bright side, no need to keep different flags for
>> different libjvm variants anymore.
>>
>> Kudos to whoever added auto-automake to the build, that makes these
>> kind of changes really easier :)
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Best Regards, Thomas