Code Review fix for 8005044 remove crufty '_g' support from HS runtime code

[Kelly O'Hair]

I don't see any makefile changes.

-kto

On Dec 18, 2012, at 12:46 PM, Daniel D. Daugherty wrote:

> Greetings,
> 
> I'm sponsoring this code review request from Ron Durbin. This change
> is targeted at JDK8/HSX-25 in the RT_Baseline repo.
> 
> Dan
> 
> Sending again with correct subject line, bug URLs and webrev URL.
> 
> 
> Intro:
> 
> This set of changes removes the runtimesupport for generation of debug versions that follow _g semantics.
> 
> Defect:
> JDK-8005044 remove crufty '_g' support from HS runtime code
> http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=8005044
> https://jbs.oracle.com/bugs/browse/JDK-8005044
> 
> 
> Webrev
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~dcubed/for_rdurbin/8005044-webrev/0
> 
> 
> Details:
> Files have been modified to remove all reference and support for  debug versions that follow _g semantics.
> 
> Testing:
> 
> Passed JPRT last night:
> 
> Additional Testing In process: (suggested by Dan):
> 
> src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp
>    - test with shared archive creation and use; see the e-mail
>      from Coleen
> 
> src/share/tools/ProjectCreator/ProjectCreator.java
>    - just a usage message; visual inspection of the code
> 
> src/os/windows/vm/os_windows.cpp
>    - comments only; no testing needed
> 
> src/os/{bsd,linux,solaris}/vm/os_{bsd,linux,solaris}.cpp
>    - the only code changes come into play when the "gamma"
>      launcher is used
>    - and when JAVA_HOME refers to a valid JDK, the function
>      fakes up a JVM path so that callers using the JVM path
>      to find other things in the JDK will work.
>    - I can't find any way that the actual JVM path value
>      that is returned is exposed
>    - I don't see a way to test this other than have a debug
>      printf() or manual code inspection.