Yeah, I reported it. I thought it was dropped for "unsupported platform" because it didn't appear for several days. And I still can see it now...
So, can the patch contributed with that bug number? On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 4:16 PM, Alexander Scherbatiy < [email protected]> wrote: > On 12/14/2011 12:00 PM, Sean Chou wrote: > >> >> Thanks for the comment! I modified it according to your suggestion. The >> new >> version is here: >> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~**zhouyx/OJDK-167/webrev.00/<http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~zhouyx/OJDK-167/webrev.00/>< >> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/%**7Ezhouyx/OJDK-167/webrev.00/<http://cr.openjdk.java.net/%7Ezhouyx/OJDK-167/webrev.00/> >> > >> >> >> So will any oracle guy help create a bug and push it or give some >> additional >> comments so I can enhance the patch ? >> > > I looked at the issue 7119285 Make OSInfo recognize AIX platform > > http://bugs.sun.com/**bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_**id=7119285<http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=7119285> > > It was reported 6 days ago and it seems it needs some time that the issue > has been propagated to the open bug system and becomes visible after it was > submitted: > "Some bugs don't show up in the database for some time because of delays > in processing." > > > Thanks, > Alexandr. > > >> >> On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 8:44 AM, Dr Andrew John Hughes < >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> On 14:45 Tue 13 Dec , Neil Richards wrote: >> > On Tue, 2011-12-13 at 14:42 +0000, Neil Richards wrote: >> > > On Tue, 2011-12-13 at 10:36 +0800, Sean Chou wrote: >> > > > On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 7:33 PM, Neil Richards >> > > > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]**>> >> wrote: >> > > > On Tue, 2011-12-06 at 11:14 +0800, Sean Chou wrote: >> > > > > Hi, >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > I'm not sure what to do for it next, shall I create a bug >> > > > for it >> > > > > now ? But I >> > > > > don't think the bug system support AIX platform. I >> > > > remembered it >> > > > > would >> > > > > report something like "we are not supporting the platform". >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > Hi Sean, >> > > > Looking at the options available on the Java bug >> submission >> > > > site [1], it >> > > > looks like: >> > > > Release: OpenJDK >> > > > Operating System: Generic / Other >> > > > >> > > > would be the most appropriate choices to make. >> > > > >> > > > Regards, >> > > > Neil >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > -- >> > > > Unless stated above: >> > > > IBM email: neil_richards at uk.ibm.com >> <http://uk.ibm.com> >> >> > > > IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England >> and Wales >> > > > with number 741598. >> > > > Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, >> > > > Hampshire PO6 3AU >> > > >> > > > I tried once, and it was dropped because "the platform is not >> > > > supported." >> > > > >> > > > -- >> > > > Best Regards, >> > > > Sean Chou >> > > > >> > > >> > > Hmm, in that case, perhaps someone from Oracle can help in >> creating a >> > > suitable Java bug id under which this change can be made? >> > > >> > > >From the OpenJDK census [1], I see that both Mario and I are >> currently >> > > "committers" in the jdk8 project. >> > > >> > > As jdk8 is under review control, I believe you'll need some >> affirmation >> > > from someone who is a "reviewer". >> > > >> > > Such a person is currently likely to be from Oracle, and so >> may be able >> > > to help in creating the associated bug id. >> > > >> > > Hope this helps. >> > > >> > > Regards, >> > > Neil >> > > >> > >> > Oops, forgot to give the trailed link to the OpenJDK census. >> > >> > Regards, Neil >> > >> > [1] http://openjdk.java.net/census >> > >> > -- >> > Unless stated above: >> > IBM email: neil_richards at uk.ibm.com <http://uk.ibm.com> >> >> > IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales >> with number 741598. >> > Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, >> Hampshire PO6 3AU >> > >> >> This seems to have dragged on an unduly long time for such a >> simple patch. >> >> The patch looks good to me. The only minor point I'd make is that the >> comment '// determine another OS here' should probably be under >> where the >> AIX if block is added, not above it. >> >> According to the census, I have jdk8 reviewer status so this >> should count >> as a review. However, as we're still stuck with the antiquated >> bug system >> at present, we still need someone at Oracle to give it a bug ID. >> >> So if an Oracle employee would be so kind as to do so, this can >> finally be pushed. It's only about two months old... >> -- >> Andrew :) >> >> Free Java Software Engineer >> Red Hat, Inc. (http://www.redhat.com) >> >> PGP Key: 248BDC07 (https://keys.indymedia.org/) >> Fingerprint = EC5A 1F5E C0AD 1D15 8F1F 8F91 3B96 A578 248B DC07 >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Best Regards, >> Sean Chou >> >> > -- Best Regards, Sean Chou
