That's the plan. :-) Since the macosx-port is based on the bsd-port, we are starting with the bsd-port changes first, and logically HotSpot is the first (and also the largest) aspect of this.
Regards, Mike Swingler Java Engineering Apple Inc. On Jul 28, 2011, at 7:03 PM, Weijun Wang wrote: > 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 ?
