> Current adhoc version build strings are not ideal. Some of the problems: > * A build number of "0" is inserted, which make the version string look like > it's an official build, at least when not reading carefully > * The version string gives little indication on what source code the build > was based > > Also, an error was discovered in how the build system generates version > strings without a build number (since this basically never happened before). > A version without a build number, and without a PRE value, but with an OPT > value, should have a "+-" separator, according to JEP 223. While this was > correctly handled, the "+-" separator was also applied to versions without a > build, but with both PRE and OPT. In this case, the "+" should be omitted, > according to JEP 223. This bug is fixed by this commit. > > Ideally, the adhoc version string should include something along the lines of > the output of `git describe`. However, since the version string is set at > configure time, not build time, this will almost immediately become > misleading. :-( A substitute is proposed in this patch, where the branch name > is included in the OPT string (if it's not `master`). > > Finally, this patch fixes hotspot so it can properly build without a build > number. This was the last blocker for why the build system always required > the "0" as build number before. To facilitate interoperability with external > tools (like jib) that still sets build number to "0" to really signal "no > build number", a build number exactly matching "0" will be interpreted as > having no build number.
Magnus Ihse Bursie has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision: Bundle names was broken, too... ------------- Changes: - all: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/6152/files - new: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/6152/files/15216c9a..35a1dfe0 Webrevs: - full: https://webrevs.openjdk.java.net/?repo=jdk&pr=6152&range=08 - incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.java.net/?repo=jdk&pr=6152&range=07-08 Stats: 7 lines in 1 file changed: 5 ins; 0 del; 2 mod Patch: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/6152.diff Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk pull/6152/head:pull/6152 PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/6152
