Awesome, thanks much James. Is there a pre-existing flag or naming convention for architecture-related build flags? Obviously we want to align with existing precedent, and get the HotSpot and JDK sides to use the same flag. :-)
On Feb 21, 2012, at 2:58 PM, James Melvin wrote: > Yes. I can file a bug and look into this, Mike. > > - Jim > > > On 2/21/12 5:55 PM, Mike Swingler wrote: >> On Feb 21, 2012, at 2:45 PM, James Melvin wrote: >> >>> One caveat... >>> >>> For the JVM, we've preserved 32/64-bit universal builds. Currently, the >>> JVM universal build only includes 64-bit support. Additionally including >>> 32-bit requires 3 Makefile uncomments. However, there may likely be >>> additional work on the JDK side to fully support the same. >> >> That's good to know, but that should really be keyed off of a build flag >> (which can default to 64-bit only). Should we file a CR through the Oracle >> bug reporter to get the process started to change this for HotSpot? Is there someone who can help restore the 32/64-bit build-ability for the JDK side, or at least direct us as to where we can start filing a CR? Cheers, Mike Swingler Apple Inc.
