I only now took a look at the what x86_64-linux-gnux32 really means (thanks Andrew for providing the link).
So independently of the discussed build issues I doubt that this currently really makes sense for the OpenJDK. The VM is simply not aware of the new ABI so all the generated code (interpreter, JIT) won't use the extra registers anyway. I also suspect there could be calling conventions problems from generated to native code. Making all this work is a much bigger effort than just passing the right flags to the compiler. On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 3:06 PM, Andrew Haley <a...@redhat.com> wrote: > On 10/20/2015 01:57 PM, Magnus Ihse Bursie wrote: >> What does x86_64-linux-gnux32 imply? Some sort of mix between 32 and 64-bit? > > I think that's a 32-bit ABI running on a 64-bit processor. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X32_ABI > > If so, I'm surprised it works at all. > > Andrew. >
