JDK-6488753 : need additional sanity checks in the hotspot makefiles
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: hotspot
  • Sub-Component: runtime
  • Affected Version: 7
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: windows
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2006-11-01
  • Updated: 2012-10-08
  • Resolved: 2006-12-02
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Description
The makefiles of the hotspot does not check whether a microsoft tool (like the link.exe) or a cygwin (or MKS) tool is used. There should be added some sanity checks to prevent using the link.exe from cygwin instead of the Microsoft link.exe.

Comments
EVALUATION Add sanity checks for cl.exe and link.exe on Windows.
09-11-2006

WORK AROUND Place the MS VS compiler path before the /bin (or /usr/bin) in the PATH. The order is oppposite to the one required by the J2SE makefiles to work correctly.
01-11-2006