JDK-6981484 : Update development launcher
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: hotspot
  • Sub-Component: runtime
  • Affected Version: 7
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2010-09-01
  • Updated: 2011-04-23
  • Resolved: 2011-04-23
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6u25Fixed 7Fixed hs20Fixed
Description
The current development launcher (gamma) has a few problems:
 1) it requires env.sh to be sourced
 2) it requires the current working directory to be the build directory
 3) it does not exist on windows platforms
Comments
EVALUATION http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/build/hotspot/rev/cb2d0a362639
25-12-2010
EVALUATION http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/hotspot-gc/hotspot/rev/cb2d0a362639
10-12-2010
EVALUATION http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/hotspot-comp/hotspot/rev/cb2d0a362639
09-12-2010
EVALUATION http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/hotspot-rt/hotspot/rev/cb2d0a362639
03-12-2010
SUGGESTED FIX Some more description of how the launcher script on Linux and Solaris works: If the first parameter is either "-gdb" or "-gud", HotSpot will be launched inside gdb. "-gud" means "open an Emacs window and run gdb inside Emacs". Solaris: If the first parameter is "-dbx", HotSpot will be launched inside dbx. If the first parameter is "-valgrind", HotSpot will be launched inside Valgrind (http://valgrind.kde.org) using the Memcheck skin, and with memory leak detection enabled. This currently (2005jan19) requires at least Valgrind 2.3.0. -Xmx16m will also be passed as the first parameter to HotSpot, since lowering HotSpot's memory consumption makes execution inside of Valgrind *a lot* faster.
22-09-2010
EVALUATION Ok.
01-09-2010
SUGGESTED FIX Create a new launcher called fusion(.exe). On linux/solaris it will be script that sets up the environment and then launches the old gamma launcher. On windows it will be an executable. The new launcher will be insensitive to current directory and will only need the JAVA_HOME env variable to be set up. On solaris/linux it will also have parameters to launch the process in a debugger. *** (#1 of 1): [ UNSAVED ] ###@###.###
01-09-2010