Re: Replacing openjdk-6 with gcj-jdk as default java for mips{,el}

On 11/13/2013 12:29 AM, Aurelien Jarno wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Sat, Nov 09, 2013 at 02:35:49PM +0100, Niels Thykier wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> (With my Java hat on and my Release hat off)
>> 
>> We are getting close to being able to remove openjdk-6 from sid and testing.  However, there is major blocker, which is java-common itself (and its default-* binaries).  mips and mipsel are the only two architectures still using OpenJDK 6 as default java.
>> 
>> At the current time, OpenJDK 7 have not been successfully ported on these architectures and it is my understanding that it is unlikely to change in the near future.  This leaves gcj-jdk as the only viable option for mips and mipsel.
> 
> I have finally been able to fix openjdk-7 on mips and mipsel. It was a problem of ugly casts done without taking care of alignement issues. See bug #729448 for more details.

I need to prepare a patch for current HotSpot.  Unless you have signed
the OCA I'll have to do this work myself.  I'm trying to get access to
a box that needs strict alignment.

Andrew.