RFR: JDK-8030793: Update jprt.properties to release jdk9

Coleen Phillimore coleen.phillimore at oracle.com
Mon Dec 30 14:45:10 PST 2013


I just reread your mail.   I think it would be good to try to clean up 
the separate configuration options.   People are pushing to jdk9 hs-rt 
already, so I assume this isn't a rush?
Coleen

On 12/19/2013 7:30 AM, Erik Joelsson wrote:
> Please review these changes to make/jprt.poperties and 
> hotspot/make/jprt.properties. I've just added a jdk9 configuration to 
> JPRT and this change is needed for JDK 9 to start using it. This will 
> solve the issue of requiring a jdk8 boot when building in JPRT.
>
> In the hotspot version of the file, there is a lot of separate 
> configuration for jdk7 and jdk8. I didn't dare touch this now and 
> opted to just add the jdk9 version of these variables. I would guess 
> that this won't be necessary however since hotspot won't be delivered 
> to multiple jdk releases anymore?
>
> Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~erikj/8030793/webrev.01/
> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8030793
>
> I'm still unclear on where the hotspot change needs to go and if I 
> need a separate bug for it? My interpretation is that the root repo 
> change should go to jdk9/dev and the hotspot change to jdk9/hs-rt and 
> that since these changes are using separate routes, a separate bug 
> should be used. I also assume that as a jdk9 reviewer, I will be able 
> to push this myself (after review) to the hotspot repo.
>
> /Erik



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