[jdk11u-dev] RFR: 8284206: AIX build failure by JDK-8261169 requires a short-term solution

Wed Apr 6 19:54:53 UTC 2022

On Wed, 6 Apr 2022 17:17:06 GMT, Stewart X Addison <duke at openjdk.java.net> wrote:

> > Updating the JVM sometimes implies updating/installing libraries
> 
> IMHO that's a very unusual situation - I'm not sure I can recall when that's happened within a major version stream in the time I've been working with openjdk.

We had updated the requirements for linux after 11.0.2 (see https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/Build/Supported+Build+Platforms).
Maybe most people didn't notice because it just worked on their systems. That may be different on AIX.
However, sticking with an unmaintained old lib is not a better solution in the long run IMHO. (Maybe acceptable for 11.0.16.)

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk11u-dev/pull/991