Assertion failure while compiling jdk14

[Eric J. Christeson]

On Thu, 2003-10-30 at 10:30, Christopher Rued wrote:
> While attempting to build jdk14 last night, I received the following error:
> 
> #
> # HotSpot Virtual Machine Error, assertion failure
> # Please report this error at
> # http://java.sun.com/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
> #
> # Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM 
> (1.4.1-p4-cbr_29_oct_2003_16_42-debug mixed mode)
> #
> # assert(VM_Version::is_P6() || dest->has_byte_register(), "must use 
> byte registers if not P6")
> #
> # Error ID: 
> /usr/ports/java/jdk14/work/hotspot/src/cpu/i486/vm/c1_LIRAssembler_i486.cpp, 
> 1145
> #
> # Problematic Thread: prio=5 tid=0x0x857d018 nid=0x857f000 runnable
> #
> Dumping core....
> Abort trap (core dumped)
> gmake[3]: *** [.compile.classlist] Error 134
> gmake[3]: Leaving directory 
> `/usr/ports/java/jdk14/work/j2se/ext/plugin/make'
> gmake[2]: *** [debug] Error 2
> 
> 
> `uname -a`:
>    FreeBSD ool-18beb73b.dyn.optonline.net 4.9-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 
> 4.9-PRERELEASE #0:
>    Sat Sep 20 01:23:28 EDT 2003     
> root at ool-18bacefa.dyn.optonline.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/FRANKENSTEIN  i386
<snip>

I've had this problem in the past too.  There used to be a work-around
patch files/patch-common::Defs.gmk, but it was removed with the commit
on Sat Oct 11 05:16:50 2003 UTC

Was this oversight, or are us K6 owners not supposed to use this
anymore?

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Eric J. Christeson <echriste at 702com.net>