On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 4:56 PM Baesken, Matthias <matthias.baes...@sap.com> wrote: > > > Change "8202322: AIX: symbol visibility flags not support on xlc 12.1" > > [1] blindly introduced these flags for all xlC compiler versions > > > Hello, probably you did not look correctly at my change 8202322 . > > It did NOT "blindly" introduce visibility flags for all xlC > compilers, but Instead it ***removed*** the flags in cases where xlc > 12.1 was used > (because they generated a TON of warnings with xlc 12.1 , which messed up > the build log and made build operations/analysis a pain). >
You're right. They were "blindly integrated" by "8200358: Remove mapfiles for JDK executables" and not completely removed by 8202322. Sorry for the confusion. > See the description : > https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8202322 > > "For a while the OpenJDK build on AIX attempts to set symbol visibility > related flags; however they are not supported on our standard xlc version > 12.1 so they generate a lot of warnings." > > > Please see : > > http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk/jdk/rev/98f57dff16f3 > > > > Now that people are starting to really use xlC 13 it turns out that there > > is more to do than just enabling the flags > > It was pretty clear from the beginning that with higher xlc versions > than 12.1 the chance that it works "out of the box" is low . > > Regards, Matthias > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ppc-aix-port-dev <ppc-aix-port-dev-boun...@openjdk.java.net> On > > Behalf Of Volker Simonis > > Sent: Dienstag, 27. November 2018 16:34 > > To: build-dev <build-dev@openjdk.java.net>; ppc-aix-port- > > d...@openjdk.java.net > > Cc: adam.far...@uk.ibm.com > > Subject: RFR(XS): 8214063: [AIX] Disable symbol visibility flags > > > > Hi, > > > > can I please have a review for the following trivial change which > > simply disables the symbol visibility flags on AIX: > > > > http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~simonis/webrevs/2018/8214063/ > > https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8214063 > > > > Change "8202322: AIX: symbol visibility flags not support on xlc 12.1" > > [1] blindly introduced these flags for all xlC compiler versions > > > 12.1 without ever testing it (which should not have happened). Now > > that people are starting to really use xlC 13 it turns out that there > > is more to do than just enabling the flags. This future work is > > covered by "8204541: Correctly support AIX xlC 13.1 symbol visibility > > flags". > > > > Thank you and best regards, > > Volker > > > > [1] https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8202322 > > [2] https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8204541
