Hi Magnus , On Tue, 2013-11-19 at 12:15 +0100, Magnus Ihse Bursie wrote: <snip> > > I have a hard time believing it is a common problem that a JDK > installation exists, where the executable permission is missing. So it's > reasonable to have this as a last time check, and not as part of the > already complext BOOTJDK_DO_CHECK logic. > > /Magnus >
I don't disagree - with the benefit of hindsight + invaluable insight provided by the group, I think that I am reading far too much into the problem I encountered whilst building, or attempting to build, the IBM variant of the JDK whilst following the same process as the build team - which involves the use of a sandbox IBM bootjvm that does not contain any file having executable permissions - updated webrev to follow ... Rgds , -- Dave Pointon FIAP MBCS Now I saw, tho' too late, the folly of beginning a work before we count the cost and before we we judge rightly of our strength to go thro' with it - Robinson Crusoe
