All paths supplied to the ALT variables and things like ANT_HOME need to be in the c:/ style paths. Ignore what the ant scripts echo in error messages, or compiler warnings, that's a red herring.
So ALT_BOOTDIR in your case needs to be set to C:/OpenJDK/jdk-6u37 and ANT_HOME needs to be C:/OpenJDK/apache-ant-1.8.4 The ant and java.exe processes will not understand /cygdrive/ paths, and use of \ in paths will cause all kinds of shell issues, just like using spaces in paths will. Please read http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u-dev/raw-file/tip/README-builds.html#windows -kto On Feb 3, 2013, at 11:32 PM, Randy Nielsen wrote: > I'm trying to build 64 bit java 7 on 64 bit Windows 7 with Cygwin, using > instructions from > http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/build/raw-file/tip/README-builds.html > > I built environment variables in Windows then simply typed "make". I get > pass the sanity make sanity but choke fairly early in the langtools make. > Full console output is at the end of the post. Here are the failure lines: > > > -def-pcompile: > [javac] Compiling 2 source files to > C:\OpenJDK\jdk7-source\openjdk\build\windows-amd64\langtools\build\toolclasses > > BUILD FAILED > C:\OpenJDK\jdk7-source\openjdk\langtools\make\build.xml:860: Error running > \cygdrive\c\OpenJDK\jdk-6u37\bin\javac compiler > > Total time: 0 seconds > make[2]: *** [build] Error 1 > make[2]: Leaving directory > `/cygdrive/c/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/langtools/make' > make[1]: *** [langtools-build] Error 2 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/cygdrive/c/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk' > make: *** [build_product_image] Error 2 > > > I'm puzzled because the failure message appears to show that the build is > trying to run javac with "\" separators instead of "/": > \cygdrive\c\OpenJDK\jdk-6u37\bin\javac > > Invoking /cygdrive/c/OpenJDK/jdk-6u37/bin/javac works, producing the usual > usage lines. > > On the surface the problem is \ vs. / but how can that be since > ALT_BOOTDIR=/cygdrive/c/OpenJDK/jdk-6u37? So I could dig deeper I assumed > that > the problem was something else but can find no log file showing the > parameters that javac was called with. > > Can anyone help? > > Thanks, > > Randy > > HERE IS THE FULL CYGWIN CONSOLE OUTPUT: > > Administrator@WIN-R7HSHTAIIHC ~ > $ cd /cygdrive/c/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk > > Administrator@WIN-R7HSHTAIIHC /cygdrive/c/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk > $ make > cygwin warning: > MS-DOS style path detected: C:/PROGRA~2/MI4ADD~1 > Preferred POSIX equivalent is: /cygdrive/c/PROGRA~2/MI4ADD~1 > CYGWIN environment variable option "nodosfilewarning" turns off this warning. > Consult the user's guide for more details about POSIX paths: > http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using.html#using-pathnames > ( cd ./jdk/make && \ > make sanity HOTSPOT_IMPORT_CHECK=false > JDK_TOPDIR=C:/OpenJDK/JDK7-S~1/openjdk/jdk > JDK_MAKE_SHARED_DIR=C:/OpenJDK/JDK7-S~1/openjdk/jdk/make/common/shared > EXTERNALSANITYCONTROL=true SOURCE_LANGUAGE_VERSION=7 TARGET_CLASS_VERSION=7 > MILESTONE=internal BUILD_NUMBER=b00 JDK_BUILD_NUMBER=b00 > FULL_VERSION=1.7.0-internal-administrator_2013_02_03_23_27-b00 > PREVIOUS_JDK_VERSION=1.6.0 JDK_VERSION=1.7.0 JDK_MKTG_VERSION=7 > JDK_MAJOR_VERSION=1 JDK_MINOR_VERSION=7 JDK_MICRO_VERSION=0 > PREVIOUS_MAJOR_VERSION=1 PREVIOUS_MINOR_VERSION=6 PREVIOUS_MICRO_VERSION=0 > ARCH_DATA_MODEL=64 COOKED_BUILD_NUMBER=0 > ANT_HOME="/cygdrive/c/OpenJDK/apache-ant-1.8.4" > ALT_OUTPUTDIR=C:/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/build/windows-amd64 > ALT_LANGTOOLS_DIST=C:/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/build/windows-amd64/langtools/dist > ALT_CORBA_DIST=C:/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/build/windows-amd64/corba/dist > ALT_JAXP_DIST=C:/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/build/windows-amd64/jaxp/dist > ALT_JAXWS_DIST=C:/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/build/windows-amd64/jaxws/dist > ALT_HOTSPOT_IMPORT_PATH=C:/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/build/windows-amd64/hotspot/import > BUILD_HOTSPOT=true ; ) > make[1]: Entering directory `/cygdrive/c/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/jdk/make' > make[1]: Leaving directory `/cygdrive/c/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/jdk/make' > > Build Machine Information: > build machine = WIN-R7HSHTAIIHC > > Build Directory Structure: > CWD = /cygdrive/c/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk > TOPDIR = . > LANGTOOLS_TOPDIR = ./langtools > JAXP_TOPDIR = ./jaxp > JAXWS_TOPDIR = ./jaxws > CORBA_TOPDIR = ./corba > HOTSPOT_TOPDIR = ./hotspot > JDK_TOPDIR = ./jdk > > Build Directives: > BUILD_LANGTOOLS = true > BUILD_JAXP = true > BUILD_JAXWS = true > BUILD_CORBA = true > BUILD_HOTSPOT = true > BUILD_JDK = true > DEBUG_CLASSFILES = > DEBUG_BINARIES = > > Hotspot Settings: > HOTSPOT_BUILD_JOBS = > HOTSPOT_OUTPUTDIR = > C:/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/build/windows-amd64/hotspot/outputdir > HOTSPOT_EXPORT_PATH = > C:/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/build/windows-amd64/hotspot/import > > > > > Bootstrap Settings: > BOOTDIR = /cygdrive/c/OpenJDK/jdk-6u37 > ALT_BOOTDIR = /cygdrive/c/OpenJDK/jdk-6u37 > BOOT_VER = 1.6.0 [requires at least 1.6] > OUTPUTDIR = C:/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/build/windows-amd64 > ALT_OUTPUTDIR = C:/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/build/windows-amd64 > ABS_OUTPUTDIR = C:/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/build/windows-amd64 > > Build Tool Settings: > SLASH_JAVA = J: > ALT_SLASH_JAVA = > VARIANT = OPT > JDK_DEVTOOLS_DIR = J:/devtools > ALT_JDK_DEVTOOLS_DIR = > ANT_HOME = /cygdrive/c/OpenJDK/apache-ant-1.8.4 > UNIXCOMMAND_PATH = /usr/bin/ > ALT_UNIXCOMMAND_PATH = > COMPILER_PATH = C:/PROGRA~2/MICROS~1.0/Common7/Tools/../../Vc/bin/amd64/ > ALT_COMPILER_PATH = > DEVTOOLS_PATH = /usr/bin/ > ALT_DEVTOOLS_PATH = > MSVCRNN_DLL_PATH = C:/Windows/system32 > ALT_MSVCRNN_DLL_PATH = > INCLUDE = C:/msvs2012/VC/include;C:/MSSDKWIN7/Windows/v7.1/Include > LIB = C:/msvs2012/VC/lib/amd64;C:/MSSDKWIN7/Windows/v7.1/Lib/x64 > COMPILER_NAME = Microsoft Visual Studio 10 (16.00.30319.01) > COMPILER_VERSION = VS2010 > CC_VER = 16.00.30319.01 [requires at least 16.00.30319.01] > ZIP_VER = 3.0 [requires at least 2.2] > UNZIP_VER = 6.00 [requires at least 5.12] > LINK_VER = 10.00.30319.01 [requires at least 10.00.30319.01] > CC = C:/PROGRA~2/MICROS~1.0/Common7/Tools/../../Vc/bin/amd64/cl > LINK = C:/PROGRA~2/MICROS~1.0/Common7/Tools/../../Vc/bin/amd64/link > DUMPBIN = C:/PROGRA~2/MICROS~1.0/Common7/Tools/../../Vc/bin/amd64/dumpbin.exe > ANT_VER = 1.8.4 [requires at least 1.7.1] > TEMPDIR = C:/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/build/windows-amd64/tmp > > Build Directives: > OPENJDK = true > USE_HOTSPOT_INTERPRETER_MODE = > PEDANTIC = > DEV_ONLY = > NO_DOCS = > NO_IMAGES = > TOOLS_ONLY = > INSANE = > COMPILE_APPROACH = normal > FASTDEBUG = > COMPILER_WARNINGS_FATAL = false > COMPILER_WARNING_LEVEL = 3 > SHOW_ALL_WARNINGS = false > INCREMENTAL_BUILD = false > CC_HIGHEST_OPT = > CC_HIGHER_OPT = > CC_LOWER_OPT = > CXXFLAGS = -O1 -Zi -nologo -MD /D _STATIC_CPPLIB /D > _DISABLE_DEPRECATE_STATIC_CPPLIB -Zc:wchar_t- > -FdC:/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/build/windows-amd64/tmp/obj64/.pdb > -FmC:/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/build/windows-amd64/tmp/obj64/.map -wd4800 > -W3 -D _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE -D _CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE > CFLAGS = -O1 -Zi -nologo -MD /D _STATIC_CPPLIB /D > _DISABLE_DEPRECATE_STATIC_CPPLIB -Zc:wchar_t- > -FdC:/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/build/windows-amd64/tmp/obj64/.pdb > -FmC:/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/build/windows-amd64/tmp/obj64/.map -wd4800 > -W3 -D _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE -D _CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE > BOOT_JAVA_CMD = /cygdrive/c/OpenJDK/jdk-6u37/bin/java -XX:-PrintVMOptions > -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:-LogVMOutput -Xmx512m -Xms512m > -XX:PermSize=32m -XX:MaxPermSize=160m > BOOT_JAVAC_CMD = /cygdrive/c/OpenJDK/jdk-6u37/bin/javac > -J-XX:ThreadStackSize=1536 -J-XX:-PrintVMOptions > -J-XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -J-XX:-LogVMOutput -J-Xmx512m -J-Xms512m > -J-XX:PermSize=32m -J-XX:MaxPermSize=160m -encoding ascii -source 6 -target 6 > -XDignore.symbol.file=true > BOOT_JAR_CMD = /cygdrive/c/OpenJDK/jdk-6u37/bin/jar > BOOT_JARSIGNER_CMD = /cygdrive/c/OpenJDK/jdk-6u37/bin/jarsigner > > Build Platform Settings: > USER = Administrator > PLATFORM = windows > ARCH = amd64 > LIBARCH = amd64 > ARCH_FAMILY = amd64 > ARCH_DATA_MODEL = 64 > ARCHPROP = amd64 > PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE = x86 > PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER = Intel64 Family 6 Model 26 Stepping 5, GenuineIntel > USING_CYGWIN = true > CYGWIN_VER = 6.1 [requires at least 4.0] > CYGPATH_CMD = cygpath -a -s -m > OS_VERSION = 6.1 [requires at least 5.2] > OS_VARIANT_NAME = > OS_VARIANT_VERSION = 6.1 > MB_OF_MEMORY = 1023 > > GNU Make Settings: > MAKE = make > MAKE_VER = 3.82 [requires at least 3.81] > MAKECMDGOALS = sanity > MAKEFLAGS = w > SHELL = /bin/sh > > Target Build Versions: > JDK_VERSION = 1.7.0 > MILESTONE = internal > RELEASE = 1.7.0-internal > FULL_VERSION = 1.7.0-internal-administrator_2013_02_03_23_27-b00 > BUILD_NUMBER = b00 > > External File/Binary Locations: > USRJDKINSTANCES_PATH = C:/PROGRA~1/Java > BUILD_JDK_IMPORT_PATH = J:/re/jdk/1.7.0/promoted/latest/binaries > ALT_BUILD_JDK_IMPORT_PATH = > JDK_IMPORT_PATH = J:/re/jdk/1.7.0/promoted/latest/binaries/windows-amd64 > ALT_JDK_IMPORT_PATH = > LANGTOOLS_DIST = > ALT_LANGTOOLS_DIST = > C:/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/build/windows-amd64/langtools/dist > CORBA_DIST = > ALT_CORBA_DIST = > C:/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/build/windows-amd64/corba/dist > JAXP_DIST = > ALT_JAXP_DIST = > C:/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/build/windows-amd64/jaxp/dist > JAXWS_DIST = > ALT_JAXWS_DIST = > C:/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/build/windows-amd64/jaxws/dist > HOTSPOT_DOCS_IMPORT_PATH = /NO_DOCS_DIR > ALT_HOTSPOT_DOCS_IMPORT_PATH = > HOTSPOT_IMPORT_PATH = > C:/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/build/windows-amd64/hotspot/import > ALT_HOTSPOT_IMPORT_PATH = > C:/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/build/windows-amd64/hotspot/import > HOTSPOT_SERVER_PATH = > C:/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/build/windows-amd64/hotspot/import/jre/bin/server > ALT_HOTSPOT_SERVER_PATH = > HOTSPOT_LIB_PATH = > C:/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/build/windows-amd64/hotspot/import/lib > ALT_HOTSPOT_LIB_PATH = > DXSDK_VER = 0x0900 > DXSDK_PATH = C:/PROGRA~2/MI4ADD~1 > ALT_DXSDK_PATH = > DXSDK_INCLUDE_PATH = C:/PROGRA~2/MI4ADD~1/Include > ALT_DXSDK_INCLUDE_PATH = > DXSDK_LIB_PATH = C:/PROGRA~2/MI4ADD~1/Lib/x64 > ALT_DXSDK_LIB_PATH = > WINDOWSSDKDIR = c:\MSSDKWIN7\Windows > 7.1/ > ALT_WINDOWSSDKDIR = > RC = c:\MSSDKWIN7\Windows > 7.1//Bin/x64/RC.Exe > REBASE = c:\MSSDKWIN7\Windows > 7.1//Bin/x64/ReBase.Exe > CACERTS_FILE = ./../src/share/lib/security/cacerts > ALT_CACERTS_FILE = > > OpenJDK-specific settings: > FREETYPE_HEADERS_PATH = C:/OpenJDK/freetype-2.4.11/include > ALT_FREETYPE_HEADERS_PATH = C:/OpenJDK/freetype-2.4.11/include > FREETYPE_LIB_PATH = C:/OpenJDK/freetype-2.4.11 > ALT_FREETYPE_LIB_PATH = C:/OpenJDK/freetype-2.4.11 > > Previous JDK Settings: > PREVIOUS_RELEASE_PATH = USING-PREVIOUS_RELEASE_IMAGE > ALT_PREVIOUS_RELEASE_PATH = > PREVIOUS_JDK_VERSION = 1.6.0 > ALT_PREVIOUS_JDK_VERSION = > PREVIOUS_JDK_FILE = > ALT_PREVIOUS_JDK_FILE = > PREVIOUS_JRE_FILE = > ALT_PREVIOUS_JRE_FILE = > PREVIOUS_RELEASE_IMAGE = /cygdrive/c/OpenJDK/jdk-6u37 > ALT_PREVIOUS_RELEASE_IMAGE = > > > Sanity check passed. > make \ > SKIP_FASTDEBUG_BUILD=true \ > SKIP_DEBUG_BUILD=true \ > \ > generic_build_repo_series > make[1]: Entering directory `/cygdrive/c/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk' > /usr/bin/mkdir -p ./build/windows-amd64/j2sdk-image > /usr/bin/mkdir -p C:/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/build/windows-amd64/langtools > > > ######################################################################## > ######################################################################## > ##### Entering langtools for target(s) all ##### > ######################################################################## > > (cd ./langtools/make && \ > make JDK_TOPDIR=C:/OpenJDK/JDK7-S~1/openjdk/jdk > JDK_MAKE_SHARED_DIR=C:/OpenJDK/JDK7-S~1/openjdk/jdk/make/common/shared > EXTERNALSANITYCONTROL=true SOURCE_LANGUAGE_VERSION=7 TARGET_CLASS_VERSION=7 > MILESTONE=internal BUILD_NUMBER=b00 JDK_BUILD_NUMBER=b00 > FULL_VERSION=1.7.0-internal-administrator_2013_02_03_23_27-b00 > PREVIOUS_JDK_VERSION=1.6.0 JDK_VERSION=1.7.0 JDK_MKTG_VERSION=7 > JDK_MAJOR_VERSION=1 JDK_MINOR_VERSION=7 JDK_MICRO_VERSION=0 > PREVIOUS_MAJOR_VERSION=1 PREVIOUS_MINOR_VERSION=6 PREVIOUS_MICRO_VERSION=0 > ARCH_DATA_MODEL=64 COOKED_BUILD_NUMBER=0 > ANT_HOME="/cygdrive/c/OpenJDK/apache-ant-1.8.4" > ALT_OUTPUTDIR=C:/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/build/windows-amd64/langtools > ALT_BOOTDIR=/cygdrive/c/OpenJDK/jdk-6u37 all) > make[2]: Entering directory > `/cygdrive/c/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/langtools/make' > JAVA_HOME=/cygdrive/c/OpenJDK/jdk-6u37 > ANT_OPTS=-Djava.io.tmpdir='C:/OpenJDK/JDK7-S~1/openjdk/build/WINDOW~1/LANGTO~1/build/ant-tmp' > /cygdrive/c/OpenJDK/apache-ant-1.8.4/bin/ant -Djdk.version=1.7.0 > -Dfull.version='1.7.0-internal-administrator_2013_02_03_23_27-b00' > -Dmilestone=internal -Dbuild.number=b00 -Djavac.target=7 -Djavac.source=7 > -Dboot.java.home=/cygdrive/c/OpenJDK/jdk-6u37 > -Dimport.jdk=C:/OpenJDK/JDK7-S~1/openjdk/jdk > -Dbuild.dir=C:/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/build/windows-amd64/langtools/build > -Ddist.dir=C:/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/build/windows-amd64/langtools/dist > build > Buildfile: C:\OpenJDK\jdk7-source\openjdk\langtools\make\build.xml > > -def-pcompile: > [javac] Compiling 2 source files to > C:\OpenJDK\jdk7-source\openjdk\build\windows-amd64\langtools\build\toolclasses > > BUILD FAILED > C:\OpenJDK\jdk7-source\openjdk\langtools\make\build.xml:860: Error running > \cygdrive\c\OpenJDK\jdk-6u37\bin\javac compiler > > Total time: 0 seconds > make[2]: *** [build] Error 1 > make[2]: Leaving directory > `/cygdrive/c/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk/langtools/make' > make[1]: *** [langtools-build] Error 2 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/cygdrive/c/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk' > make: *** [build_product_image] Error 2 > > Administrator@WIN-R7HSHTAIIHC /cygdrive/c/OpenJDK/jdk7-source/openjdk > $ > > > > > > > > > >