Re: Bug#965342: openjdk-15: Please update build configuration for sparc64
> The latest pre-release version of OpenJDK 15 unfortunately dropped native Hotspot
> support for Solaris and Linux SPARC which is why we have to resort to using Zero
> only.
>
> The updated diff patches the debian/rules to reflect these changes by switching
> sparc64 to Zero-only and dropping the configure option --enable-deprecated-ports.
I just read up on Zero [1] [2] - it's a bit sad that things have to be
this way with Hotspot. Hopefully the slow paths that Shark has to take
have been improved since then (or will be improved in the future).
[1]
https://web.archive.org/web/20090531095111/http://today.java.net/pub/a/today/2009/05/21/zero-and-shark-openjdk-port.html
[2] https://icedtea.classpath.org/wiki/ZeroSharkFaq
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