Re: bash configure: result from running a microsoft compiler was empty string

2019-04-12 Thread Vitaly Provodin
Hello Erik, I ran configure with this patch. Please note two ways launching WSL were exercised: 1. WSL (ubnutu in my case) was started from Command Prompt (%windir%\system32\cmd.exe) in this way configure successfully completed 2. WSL was started directly (typed ubuntu in the search box and

RE: AIX : -bnorwexec linker flag

2019-04-12 Thread Baesken, Matthias
Thanks ! Let's see what other AIX developers say about it . Best regards, Matthias > -Original Message- > From: Erik Joelsson > Sent: Freitag, 12. April 2019 15:30 > To: Baesken, Matthias ; ppc-aix-port- > d...@openjdk.java.net; 'build-dev@openjdk.java.net' d...@openjdk.java.net> >

Re: AIX : -bnorwexec linker flag

2019-04-12 Thread Erik Joelsson
From a build point of view, the patch looks good. I cannot comment on the validity of adding the flag though. /Erik On 2019-04-12 02:15, Baesken, Matthias wrote: Hello, I have a question regarding the AIX -bnorwexec linker flag . I think it is related to an AIX security feature SED , see

AIX : -bnorwexec linker flag

2019-04-12 Thread Baesken, Matthias
Hello, I have a question regarding the AIX -bnorwexec linker flag . I think it is related to an AIX security feature SED , see also : https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/ssw_aix_71/com.ibm.aix.security/stack_exec_disable_flags.htm When building with the additional -bnorwexec