autoconf is in the top repo, not the jdk repo. http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/jdk8/rev/e1830598f0b7
-kto On Apr 19, 2012, at 7:03 AM, David Holmes wrote: > On 12/04/2012 7:47 PM, Magnus Ihse Bursie wrote: >> The build-infra project [1] has been working for a while with creating a >> new build system. The goals of the project include, but are not limited >> to, improved build performance and improved ease of use. >> >> The first part of this project has now been pushed to the jdk8 master >> forest. This means that the new build system is available for you to try >> out! The old build system is still there, and if you want to continue to >> use it, you will notice no difference (for now...). >> >> But if you are interested in trying the new build system, we welcome you >> to experiment with it! The basic operation is: >> cd common/makefiles >> ../autoconf/configure >> make > > I must be missing something basic but when I updated my jdk8 repos I have a > new folder called makefiles which seems to be where the new build logic is. > But in makefiles there is no autoconf directory. > > The push to jdk8 does not seem to contain autoconf either: > > http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/jdk8/jdk/rev/9d3d01aca52c > > ???? > > David > ----- > >> More information is available in the new build README [2]. If you want >> to try the new build system, please read it first. >> >> Please note that the new build system is not yet complete. We do not yet >> have full platform support, nor are all parts of the old build converted >> (but then we fall back on the old build system), and there are likely to >> be bugs. Most of all, we need to have exposure on a wide range of >> different build systems, since the reality is always so much messier >> than you'd want to believe. :-) Please help us to resolve such issues >> early by trying the new build system! >> >> Any questions or discussions on the new build system should be sent to >> build-dev@openjdk.java.net. >> >> /Magnus >> >> [1] http://openjdk.java.net/projects/build-infra/index.html >> [2] http://openjdk.java.net/projects/build-infra/guide.html >>
