From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 14 17:01:48 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C50725AD for ; Fri, 14 Mar 2014 17:01:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mailA.getsnappy.com (mailA.getsnappy.com [72.29.186.40]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A77BC342 for ; Fri, 14 Mar 2014 17:01:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.0.2] (24-205-237-111.dhcp.snlo.ca.charter.com [24.205.237.111]) (authenticated bits=0) by mailA.getsnappy.com (8.14.7/8.14.3) with ESMTP id s2EH1eFX041808 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO); Fri, 14 Mar 2014 10:01:42 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from openjdk@getsnappy.com) X-Authentication-Warning: mailA.getsnappy.com: Host 24-205-237-111.dhcp.snlo.ca.charter.com [24.205.237.111] claimed to be [192.168.0.2] Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.1 \(1827\)) Subject: Re: openjdk8 From: Brian Gardner In-Reply-To: <53214EF2.30408@ish.com.au> Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 10:01:39 -0700 Message-Id: <69143AEE-A142-4256-AAB6-B8451A880ED1@getsnappy.com> References: <531D83E7.205@ish.com.au> <66B1E01B-CE0E-42D6-A6A1-9EF86B4B3B56@getsnappy.com> <53214EF2.30408@ish.com.au> To: Aristedes Maniatis X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1827) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.17 Cc: "freebsd-java @ freebsd. org" X-BeenThere: freebsd-java@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting Java to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 17:01:48 -0000 It seems like there are fewer patches in openjdk8 than there were in = openjdk7, but there are still quite a few though. I initially ported = openjdk6 over the freebsd four or five years ago, and this port was much = easier than that one. Brian On Mar 12, 2014, at 11:23 PM, Aristedes Maniatis wrote: > Thanks for your work on this. It is much appreciated. Out of interest, = now that OSX is a first tier Oracle supported platform, does that make = it any easier to port? >=20 > Shame that FreeBSD support isn't an integral part of Oracle's release = process. >=20 > Ari >=20 > On 13/03/2014 12:17pm, Brian Gardner wrote: >> I'm working on a port with Greg. It's in its early stages though. = It's current state is that it compiles and passes all but 5 of the = hotspot jtreg tests. We are looking at getting the port into version = control soon. Once in there we will set it up for testing. >>=20 >> Brian >>=20 >> On Mar 10, 2014, at 2:20 AM, Aristedes Maniatis = wrote: >>=20 >>> Is there a port or package somewhere in testing which I can use for = early evaluation of Java 8? I'd like to set up some java 8 environments = on our test server. All I found was: >>>=20 >>> = http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.java.openjdk.hotspot.devel/7697 >>>=20 >>> but no real followup since 2012. With the final Java 8 release in a = week or two I'd like to get a headstart on my customers for ensuring = there isn't going to be a problem. >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> --=20 >>> --------------------------> >>> Aristedes Maniatis >>> ish >>> http://www.ish.com.au >>> Level 1, 30 Wilson Street Newtown 2042 Australia >>> phone +61 2 9550 5001 fax +61 2 9550 4001 >>> GPG fingerprint CBFB 84B4 738D 4E87 5E5C 5EFA EF6A 7D2E 3E49 102A >>> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-java@freebsd.org mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-java >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-java-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>=20 >=20 > --=20 > --------------------------> > Aristedes Maniatis > ish > http://www.ish.com.au > Level 1, 30 Wilson Street Newtown 2042 Australia > phone +61 2 9550 5001 fax +61 2 9550 4001 > GPG fingerprint CBFB 84B4 738D 4E87 5E5C 5EFA EF6A 7D2E 3E49 102A