Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 08:55:25 -0600 From: Justin Hibbits <jrh29@alumni.cwru.edu> To: Curtis Hamilton <hamiltcl@verizon.net> Cc: Andreas Tobler <andreast-list@fgznet.ch>, Steve Wills <swills@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD PowerPC ML <freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Native OpenJDK8 for PowerPC64 Message-ID: <CAHSQbTD8j367_X=8xGe3SZNBrRotQknuzDXwbv12U5bBnNGM7Q@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <005e01d16de8$4d06da30$e7148e90$@verizon.net> References: <005e01d16de8$4d06da30$e7148e90$@verizon.net>
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On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 9:14 PM, Curtis Hamilton <hamiltcl@verizon.net> wrote: > Testers Wanted! > > I looking for anyone who is interested in a native OpenJDK8 (Mixed mode) for > PowerPC64. I been successful in modifying the AIX/Linux PPC code and build > a native (non-zero) JDK8 on FreeBSD PowerPC64. > > To validate the build, I made a couple of regression test runs with results > similar to what I got for the Zero VM build. However, performance is a > magnitude better than the Zero VM and I've used it to run several heavy duty > apps, like NetBeans, IntelliJ IdeaC, without crashes or core dumps. I've > actually used it to build itself. > > I've made patches that can be applied against the current FreeBSD JDK8 port. > Which I've submitted for review and committing to the BSD repo. > > Anyone interested can grab the patches and/or installable SDK and JRE builds > at: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bz7VO-WP3rlpdGhMOUoyTG5TR1k > > > -Curtis > This is fantastic, thanks for working on it! Can a build be kicked off in poudriere, or should I only test using ports directly (meaning, do the patches apply for using your build as bootstrap-jdk as well, or does the bootstrap binary jdk need to be installed separately)? - Justin
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