FYI... This change to the jdk7 README-build.html file was a bit premature with regards to Windows Visual Studio 2008. I jumped the gun a bit on the README with regards to that. Sorry, my fault.
The necessary jdk7 changes to build with Visual Studio 2008 are almost ready and should be pushed soon. Tim Bell has been driving this effort and it's getting very close, a big thanks to Tim for his work on this. Also to clarify, these recommended build machine changes do not mean that jdk7 won't continue to build on older systems for a while, however, some of the new features planned for jdk7 will have a build dependency on newer files or features of the build systems. So as jdk7 progresses, eventually it is very likely that Linux systems based on 2.4 kernels, Solaris 8&9 systems, and Windows 2000 systems may not be able to build the entire jdk7. Just some fair warning well ahead of time. -kto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Changeset: 541bdc5ad32f Author: ohair Date: 2008-12-01 15:28 -0800 URL: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/jdk7/rev/541bdc5ad32f 6750229: Upgrade Recommended Linux and Windows Build OS Reviewed-by: xdono ! README-builds.html
