a) http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=7085944
b) http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~dcubed/7085944-webrev/3/ The OpenJDK7 and OpenJDK8 versions are identical. c) the OpenJDK8 changeset: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/tl/jdk/rev/029ba13aa0df d) An earlier version of the webrev was discussed on this alias under the following subject line: contingent review request for 7085944 FDS: gdb does not find debug symbols for libjsig link Since that discussion, the change was made to be independent of the HSX import version. If the import HSX contains .debuginfo files, then they are used. If the import HSX does not contain .debuginfo files, then nothing is done. Dan