Thanks--will update all of those in a day or two. Ted Neward Java, .NET, XML Services Consulting, Teaching, Speaking, Writing http://www.tedneward.com
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 12:30 PM > To: Ted Neward > Cc: 'build-dev' > Subject: Re: Please comment, debug, flame, whatever.... > > First off... Excellent, well done, and thank you. > > A few comments: > > You should use the link > http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/jdk7/raw-file/tip/README- > builds.html > for the build readme, or refer to > http://openjdk.java.net/groups/build/ > The one you have goes through the subversion repository, which will be > going away someday. > > You mentioned not building the plugin or installers, but they aren't in > the > OpenJDK, yet. > > The UNICOWS is not needed in jdk7 anymore. Not sure if OpenJDK 6 will > need it. > > Be careful putting cygwin before VS2003 in the PATH, cygwin has a > link.exe > and so does VS2003, you need the one from VS2003. > > I suspect the reason you are having the COMPILER_VERSION problem is > that > the makefiles are trying to run cl.exe to get the version, and if the > PATH/LIB/INCLUDE env variables are not setup right, cl.exe fails. > Several people have run into that problem. > > On the C:\ vs C:/ vs. /cyg*/ paths, I try and use the C:/ all the time > everywhere, and anywhere in the Makefiles where I know I need C:\ or > the /cyg*/ paths, I try and use cygpath or MKS dosname to force them > into the right form. NMAKE.EXE only likes C:\ paths, and cygwin PATH > only wants /cyg*/ paths, and Windows/Java/MKS never want /cyg*/ paths. > :^( > I wish we had a better solution on Windows for this shell/path mania. > > -kto > > Ted Neward wrote: > > http://blogs.tedneward.com/2007/12/15/Let+The+JDK+Hacking+Begin.aspx > > > > > > > > I promised to do this, so here we go. Kelly, if I’m wrong about any > of > > the details, or need to flesh out more detail in places, please let > me know. > > > > > > > > Ted Neward > > > > Java, .NET, XML Services > > > > Consulting, Teaching, Speaking, Writing > > > > http://www.tedneward.com > > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.17.2/1184 - Release Date: > > 12/14/2007 11:29 AM > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.17.2/1185 - Release Date: > 12/15/2007 12:00 PM > No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.17.2/1185 - Release Date: 12/15/2007 12:00 PM
