Native OpenJDK8 for PowerPC64

[Justin Hibbits]

On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 9:14 PM, Curtis Hamilton <hamiltcl at verizon.net> wrote:
> Testers Wanted!
>
> I looking for anyone who is interested in a native OpenJDK8 (Mixed mode) for
> PowerPC64.  I been successful in modifying the AIX/Linux PPC code and build
> a native (non-zero) JDK8 on FreeBSD PowerPC64.
>
> To validate the build, I made a couple of regression test runs with results
> similar to what I got for the Zero VM build.  However, performance is a
> magnitude better than the Zero VM and I've used it to run several heavy duty
> apps, like NetBeans, IntelliJ IdeaC, without crashes or core dumps.  I've
> actually used it to build itself.
>
> I've made patches that can be applied against the current FreeBSD JDK8 port.
> Which I've submitted for review and committing to the BSD repo.
>
> Anyone interested can grab the patches and/or installable SDK and JRE builds
> at: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bz7VO-WP3rlpdGhMOUoyTG5TR1k
>
>
> -Curtis
>

This is fantastic, thanks for working on it!  Can a build be kicked
off in poudriere, or should I only test using ports directly (meaning,
do the patches apply for using your build as bootstrap-jdk as well, or
does the bootstrap binary jdk need to be installed separately)?

- Justin