If I understand correctly, merging BSDPort into jdk mainline means that the BSD-specific codes are not only in the bsd-port repo, but also inside the master jdk8 repo and thus will be synced to every other team repo (awt, tl,...). The direct result is that every openjdk contributor, no matter what team he/she is in, can work on a BSD system for his/her daily work.
I hope the macosx-port will follow the way soon. Still cannot find a good enough reason to put aside my 2006 Core Duo MacBook and get a new one. :) -Max On 07/29/2011 03:04 AM, Gary Meyer wrote: > He means exactly what he said. JDK8 is an official product produced by > Oracle, and the BSD-port code will be merged into that product. So that Mac > OS X can become an officially supported platform. > Gary. > > On Jul 28, 2011, at 11:57 AM, Henri Gomez wrote: > >>> As the first of many steps to integrate the Mac OS X Port into mainline >>> jdk8, we need to merge the BSDPort code (on which the Mac OS X Port is >>> based) into the jdk8 mainline. I've started this discussion as it >>> pertains to HotSpot on the hotspot-dev mailing list: >>> >>> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/hotspot-dev/2011-July/004331.html >>> >>> Please use the hotspot-dev list and the mentioned wiki page for discussion >>> of merging BSDPort hotspot to mainline jdk. Thanks. >> >> What did you means by merging bsd-port into mainline jdk8 ? >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Gary Meyer > gary.me...@apple.com >
