JDK-6561870 : Long javac compile lines fail due to command line length issues (agent compiles?)
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: hotspot
  • Sub-Component: svc
  • Affected Version: 7
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2007-05-24
  • Updated: 2011-04-23
  • Resolved: 2011-04-23
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Related Reports
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JDK-6985848 - fix for 6561870 causes sa-jdi.jar to be rebuilt every time
Description
The javac compile lines in building the hotspot agent can fail on some Linux systems if the base directory of the workspace exceeds 55 characters or so. The command line length limit is being exceeded.

This makes it awkward for anyone building the openjdk or open hotspot in any arbitrary directory.
Comments
SUGGESTED FIX This fix causes sa-jdi.jar to be rebuilt every time. See 6985848.
17-09-2010
EVALUATION http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/hotspot/hotspot/rev/ea175c1b79ce
15-09-2010
EVALUATION http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/hotspot-rt/hotspot/rev/ea175c1b79ce
08-09-2010
SUGGESTED FIX See the attached 6561870-webrev-cr1.tgz for the proposed fix for both Linux and Solaris after changes from code review round 0.
04-09-2010
SUGGESTED FIX See the attached 6561870-webrev-cr0.tgz for the proposed fix for both Linux and Solaris.
01-09-2010
EVALUATION The description pretty much says it all. Matthias Klose has provided a fix for this so I'll shepherd it through JPRT into RT_Baseline.
25-08-2010
SUGGESTED FIX The javac compiles should be done with the '@filename' option, where the list of filenames is in a file that is read in. And you can't just echo "all filenames" > filename, because that echo line would be too long too. You need to somehow create this filename without having really long command lines.
24-05-2007