RFR: 8212794 IBM-964 and IBM-29626C are required for AIX default charset

[Andrew Leonard]

No worries Martin, I realize what you're saying about AIX, I shall put out 
feelers for another sponsor.
Thanks
Andrew

Java Runtimes Development
IBM Hursley
IBM United Kingdom Ltd
Phone internal: 245913, external: 01962 815913
internet email: andrew_m_leonard at uk.ibm.com 




From:   Martin Buchholz <martinrb at google.com>
To:     Andrew Leonard <andrew_m_leonard at uk.ibm.com>
Cc:     core-libs-dev <core-libs-dev at openjdk.java.net>, Ichiroh Takiguchi 
<TAKIGUC at jp.ibm.com>, Volker Simonis <volker.simonis at gmail.com>
Date:   27/11/2018 03:32
Subject:        Re: RFR: 8212794 IBM-964 and IBM-29626C are required for 
AIX default charset



Sorry, I'm sympathetic but I can't help push this through.

These days, all computers should have a default charset of UTF-8 or 
perhaps one of the other "Standard" charsets. Other charsets should be 
regarded as legacy.  Surely AIX has UTF-8 variants of all the locales?

On Sun, Nov 25, 2018 at 10:17 AM, Andrew Leonard <
andrew_m_leonard at uk.ibm.com> wrote:
Hi Martin, 
Just to add to Ichiroh's comments, if an AIX machine is configured with a 
default OS charset of IBM-964 or IBM-29626C, then the OpenJDK VM(Hotspot) 
will be unable to start as the VM initialization during the bootstrap 
phase will try to load the charset. Thus it must be in the java.base 
charsets, hence Ichiroh's changeset. 
We are very keen to get these changes in, as we don't actually have an 
internal IBM AIX openjdk branch, our emphasis is very much in the "open". 
If you are able to help us achieve that goal, that would be very much 
appreciated please. 
Many thanks 
Andrew 

Andrew Leonard
Java Runtimes Development
IBM Hursley
IBM United Kingdom Ltd
Phone internal: 245913, external: 01962 815913
internet email: andrew_m_leonard at uk.ibm.com 


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