Re: RFR: 8000975: Merge UNIXProcess.java.bsd & UNIXProcess.java.linux

2012-10-21 Thread Martin Buchholz
On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 9:35 AM, Alan Bateman wrote: > >> I don't have any objection to this but at some point I think we need to > change the Solaris and Mac implementations to use posix_spawn, in which > case it's possible that the Mac implementation will be different to the > Linux implementat

Re: RFR: 8000975: Merge UNIXProcess.java.bsd & UNIXProcess.java.linux

2012-10-21 Thread Martin Buchholz
On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 9:15 AM, Rob McKenna wrote: > It has been suggested to me (at least twice at this stage) that these > files should be merged since they're identical. This requires an adjustment > in perspective from "every platform should have its own implementation" I've always been st

Re: RFR: 8000975: Merge UNIXProcess.java.bsd & UNIXProcess.java.linux

2012-10-16 Thread Rob McKenna
That is true, and I'm just working on bringing Mike's Solaris changes forward now. I hadn't considered that it would result in a difference in Mac too. I'll get this work completed and see where it stands first. -Rob On 16/10/12 17:35, Alan Bateman wrote: On 16/10/2012 17:15, Rob McKenna

Re: RFR: 8000975: Merge UNIXProcess.java.bsd & UNIXProcess.java.linux

2012-10-16 Thread Alan Bateman
On 16/10/2012 17:15, Rob McKenna wrote: It has been suggested to me (at least twice at this stage) that these files should be merged since they're identical. This requires an adjustment in perspective from "every platform should have its own implementation" to "those platforms that differ from