[oe] [meta-java][PATCH 4/4] openjdk-8: add recipes for openjdk-8 and openjre-8

[Kaaria, Erkka]

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> [mailto:openembedded-devel-bounces at lists.openembedded.org] On
> Behalf Of Jens Rehsack
> Sent: Friday, October 30, 2015 1:47 PM
> To: openembedded-devel at lists.openembedded.org
> Subject: Re: [oe] [meta-java][PATCH 4/4] openjdk-8: add recipes for
> openjdk-8 and openjre-8
> 
> <snip>
>
> > Also, the openjdk-8-cross.inc currently uses openjdk-8-native as the
> boostrap jdk for the openjkd/openjre-8. The build readme
> (http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/jdk8/raw-file/tip/README-builds.html)
> however suggests  that you should use the previous jdk version as the
> boostrap jdk and that using openjdk 8 to boostrap openjdk 8 may introduce
> unwanted dependencies. Perhaps using icedtea7-native would be better
> here?
> 
> openjdk-8-native uses icedtea7-native to bootstrap, openjdk-8 and openjre-
> 8 use openjdk-8-native to bootstrap.
> Can you explain which unwanted dependency openjdk-8-native might
> introduce you don't even have by using icedtea7-native?
> 
> Cheers
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> Jens Rehsack - rehsack at gmail.com
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Hi, 

I don't know if there are actually any issues when bootstrapping with openjdk-8-native. I just wanted to raise the issue as the openjdk build readme warns against this. 

Best Regards,
Erkka Kääriä
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