I went the other way round by trying the newest Cygwin snapshots (2012-01-23 and 2012-02-01) but unfortunately with absolutely no success!
Quite contrary to Cygwin 1.7.9, the build reproducibly freezes after finishing jdk/make/java/jvm when entering jdk/make/java/redist and I hove no idea why. So the bad news is that the build problems on Windows7 will eventually get even worse with the next version of Cygwin. I've also tried with a Cygwin 1.7.9 and a slightly differently configured version of Gnumake 3.82 (I've set HAVE_CYGWIN_SHELL in config.h which was not the default). This looked promising in the beginning and I did several successful builds, however today the build crashed again with the well known "fork: Resource temporarily unavailable" error. So that was apparently not the solution. I really think we need support from a Cygwin/Gnumake expert here but I'm not sure how many people really qualify for this job:) By the way Peter, where did you get the old Cygwin version from? I couldn't find old versions on cygwin.com. And Peter, what kind of make are you using? Is it a Cygwin make (which version, compiled by you or original one from the distro) or is it a native Gnumake compiled with MinGW or even with VisualStudio? Thank you and best regards, Volker On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 2:10 AM, Pete Brunet <peter.bru...@oracle.com> wrote: > I just had success with the following changes: > - downgraded from cygwin 1.7.9 (with bash 4.1.10) to 1.7.0 (with bash > 3.2.49) > - changed ...\jdk\make\docs\Makefile line 74 > > ifeq ($(ARCH_DATA_MODEL),64) > MAX_VM_MEMORY = 1024 > else > MAX_VM_MEMORY = 1024 <--- This was 512 > endif > > I've only done one build and in prior builds had other issues besides > the memory problem, i.e. fork and error 126, but there's always hope. > > If others could report their W7 configurations and whether or not there > were problems, that would be helpful. > > Pete > > On 1/25/12 6:17 PM, Kelly O'Hair wrote: >> Sorry guys, I don't have the time or priority to track this down. >> Official builds are still happening on Windows XP and Windows 2003 X64 and >> these >> problems are not being seen on those systems.... yet... >> although we recently have been visited by the McAfee plague so maybe it's >> just a matter of time. ;^( >> >> Someone with some strong Windows experience needs to run this to ground. >> We do need this to work, eventually. >> >> -kto >> >> On Jan 25, 2012, at 9:09 AM, Pete Brunet wrote: >> >>> I started W7 in safe mode and the build failed with a fork failure. I >>> think that eliminates things in the BLODA list. If anyone out there is >>> building OK on W7 please send your configuration, e.g. as shown below. >>> Maybe that will suggest a different version of cygwin or bash. -Pete >>> >>> On 1/25/12 9:55 AM, Pete Brunet wrote: >>>> Thanks Volker, I was thinking I'm going to have to try using XP in a >>>> VM. My W7 config is very close to yours (make 3.81 instead of 3.82). >>>> >>>> W7 Pro, 64 bit, SP1 >>>> Intel Core 2 Duo, P8700, 2.53 GHz, 8 GB RAM >>>> CYGWIN_NT-6.1-WOW64 Bevo 1.7.9(0.237/5/3) 2011-03-29 10:10 i686 Cygwin >>>> GNU bash, version 4.1.10(4)-release (i686-pc-cygwin) >>>> GNU Make 3.81 >>>> >>>> Pete >>>> >>>> On 1/25/12 9:06 AM, Volker Simonis wrote: >>>>> Hi Peter, >>>>> >>>>> glad to see that other have the same problems:) >>>>> >>>>> But seriously, on Windows 7 I'm currently experiencing the same >>>>> massive build problems and I'm not sure what the root cause of these >>>>> problems is. >>>>> >>>>> I found the following bug which exactly describes the problems I'm facing: >>>>> >>>>> http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6903517 >>>>> >>>>> Among others, these are: >>>>> >>>>> - rm: cannot remove directory `META-INF': Directory not empty >>>>> - error: cannot create example2.html: Permission denied >>>>> - [javac] >>>>> C:\Software\OpenJDK\jdk8\langtools\src\share\classes\com\sun\tools\javac\util\SharedNameTable.java:40: >>>>> error: error while writing SharedNameTable: >>>>> c:\Software\OpenJDK\output_amd64\langtools\build\bootstrap\classes\com\sun\tools\javac\util\SharedNameTable.class >>>>> (Access is denied) >>>>> >>>>> but I also saw the 'out of memory' and 'for' problems mentioned by you. >>>>> >>>>> The description of bug 6903517 references the "Big List of Dodgy Apps" >>>>> (http://cygwin.com/faq/faq.using.html#faq.using.bloda). This is a list >>>>> in the Cygwin FAQ which lists applications like Virus Scanners which >>>>> can interfere with Cygwin in an unpredictable way. An indeed the >>>>> Windows 7 box on which I observe the problems has some of them >>>>> installed (e.g. McAffe {Agent, GTI Proxy Agent, Intrusion Prevention, >>>>> VirusScan Enterprise, AntySpywaare Enterprise} to name just a few). >>>>> >>>>> On the other hand, on the same Windows 7 box I have a virtual machine >>>>> running inside VirtualBox with WindowsXP which has the same McAffe >>>>> software installed and it is running without any problems. The OpenJDK >>>>> build always succeeds in the virtual machine! >>>>> >>>>> So I'm not quite sure of this is: >>>>> - a problem of some additional software which is running on my Windows >>>>> 7 box and interferes with Cygwin >>>>> - a general Windows7 problem >>>>> - a problem of the specific Cygwin version I'm using >>>>> - a problem of Cygwin running on 64-bit Windows 7 >>>>> >>>>> I'll try to further narrow down the problem, but of course any hints >>>>> are highly welcome (unfortunately I can't easily get rid of the McAffe >>>>> stuff without losing my job, so please don't advise this:) >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Volker >>>>> >>>>> PS: below you can find the exact versions of the software/hardware I'm >>>>> using: >>>>> >>>>> 64-bit Windows 7, SP 1 >>>>> Dual Core Intel i7, 8GB RAM >>>>> >>>>> Cygwin (output of uname -a): >>>>> CYGWIN_NT-6.1-WOW64 WDFN00299915A 1.7.9(0.237/5/3) 2011-03-29 10:10 i686 >>>>> Cygwin >>>>> bash 4.1.10(4) // installed by Cygwin setup.exe >>>>> make 3.82 // compiled by myself >>>>> >>>>> In the Virtual box VM I have the following system: >>>>> >>>>> 64-bit Windows XP Professional Version 2003 SP 2 >>>>> >>>>> Cygwin (output of uname -a): >>>>> CYGWIN_NT-5.2-WOW64 WDFV00248216A 1.7.9(0.237/5/3) 2011-03-29 10:10 i686 >>>>> Cygwin >>>>> bash 4.1.10(4) // installed by Cygwin setup.exe >>>>> make 3.82 // compiled by myself >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 5:52 PM, Pete Brunet <peter.bru...@oracle.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> Is anyone able to build on Win 7? I'm on my 8th build hoping to get to >>>>>> the end and have seen these errors: >>>>>> >>>>>> out of memory, 3 times - I have more than enough memory >>>>>> fork: Resource temporarily unavailable, 3 times >>>>>> error 126, once >>>>>> >>>>>> I have read http://cygwin.com/faq-nochunks.html#faq.using.bloda so >>>>>> apparently something on my system is causing a problem but I haven't >>>>>> been successful in finding it yet. I have my Norton 360 "Auto-Protect" >>>>>> turned off. It would be helpful to know if anyone has successfully >>>>>> built on Win 7 and also if anyone has ideas on what I might look for >>>>>> beyond what is listed in the cygwin FAQ. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, Pete >>>>>> >>>>>>