JDK-6794397 : install ws shouldn't need $OUTPUTDIR/classes to build
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: install
  • Sub-Component: install
  • Affected Version: 6u14
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2009-01-15
  • Updated: 2010-09-26
  • Resolved: 2009-05-13
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Description
The install ws currently runs pack200.exe and unpack200.exe from $OUTPUTDIR/bin, which means that it also uses $OUTPUTDIR/classes.  This sub dir is huge, and takes a long time to unzip.  We should run these files from $OUTPUTDIR/j2re-image/bin.  This will eliminate the need for these directories to build the install ws:

$OUTPUTDIR/classes
$OUTPUTDIR/lib
$OUTPUTDIR/bin

and will make builds faster and build setup easier.

Comments
EVALUATION The fix will be to change the install/make/common/Pack.gmk to run the pack.exe from $OUTPUTDIR/j2re-image/bin
15-01-2009