diff -r 216c1a039335 -r c04d813140dc make/autoconf/flags-other.m4
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+#
+# Copyright (c) 2011, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+#
+# This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
+# particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+# by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+#
+# This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+# version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+# accompanied this code).
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+# 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+# Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
+# Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+# or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+# questions.
+#
+
+################################################################################
+#
+# Setup flags for other tools than C/C++ compiler
+#
+
+AC_DEFUN([FLAGS_SETUP_ARFLAGS],
+[
+  # FIXME: figure out if we should select AR flags depending on OS or toolchain.
+  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xmacosx; then
+    ARFLAGS="-r -mmacosx-version-min=$MACOSX_VERSION_MIN"
+  elif test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xaix; then
+    ARFLAGS="-X64"
+  elif test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xwindows; then
+    # lib.exe is used as AR to create static libraries.
+    ARFLAGS="-nologo -NODEFAULTLIB:MSVCRT"
+  else
+    ARFLAGS=""
+  fi
+
+  AC_SUBST(ARFLAGS)
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([FLAGS_SETUP_STRIPFLAGS],
+[
+  ## Setup strip.
+  # FIXME: should this really be per platform, or should it be per toolchain type?
+  # strip is not provided by clang or solstudio; so guessing platform makes most sense.
+  # FIXME: we should really only export STRIPFLAGS from here, not POST_STRIP_CMD.
+  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xlinux; then
+    STRIPFLAGS="-g"
+  elif test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xsolaris; then
+    STRIPFLAGS="-x"
+  elif test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xmacosx; then
+    STRIPFLAGS="-S"
+  elif test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xaix; then
+    STRIPFLAGS="-X32_64"
+  fi
+
+  AC_SUBST(STRIPFLAGS)
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([FLAGS_SETUP_RCFLAGS],
+[
+  # On Windows, we need to set RC flags.
+  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then
+    RC_FLAGS="-nologo -l0x409"
+    JVM_RCFLAGS="-nologo"
+    if test "x$DEBUG_LEVEL" = xrelease; then
+      RC_FLAGS="$RC_FLAGS -DNDEBUG"
+      JVM_RCFLAGS="$JVM_RCFLAGS -DNDEBUG"
+    fi
+
+    # The version variables used to create RC_FLAGS may be overridden
+    # in a custom configure script, or possibly the command line.
+    # Let those variables be expanded at make time in spec.gmk.
+    # The \$ are escaped to the shell, and the $(...) variables
+    # are evaluated by make.
+    RC_FLAGS="$RC_FLAGS \
+        -D\"JDK_VERSION_STRING=\$(VERSION_STRING)\" \
+        -D\"JDK_COMPANY=\$(COMPANY_NAME)\" \
+        -D\"JDK_COMPONENT=\$(PRODUCT_NAME) \$(JDK_RC_PLATFORM_NAME) binary\" \
+        -D\"JDK_VER=\$(VERSION_NUMBER)\" \
+        -D\"JDK_COPYRIGHT=Copyright \xA9 $COPYRIGHT_YEAR\" \
+        -D\"JDK_NAME=\$(PRODUCT_NAME) \$(JDK_RC_PLATFORM_NAME) \$(VERSION_FEATURE)\" \
+        -D\"JDK_FVER=\$(subst .,\$(COMMA),\$(VERSION_NUMBER_FOUR_POSITIONS))\""
+
+    JVM_RCFLAGS="$JVM_RCFLAGS \
+        -D\"HS_BUILD_ID=\$(VERSION_STRING)\" \
+        -D\"HS_COMPANY=\$(COMPANY_NAME)\" \
+        -D\"JDK_DOTVER=\$(VERSION_NUMBER_FOUR_POSITIONS)\" \
+        -D\"HS_COPYRIGHT=Copyright $COPYRIGHT_YEAR\" \
+        -D\"HS_NAME=\$(PRODUCT_NAME) \$(VERSION_SHORT)\" \
+        -D\"JDK_VER=\$(subst .,\$(COMMA),\$(VERSION_NUMBER_FOUR_POSITIONS))\" \
+        -D\"HS_FNAME=jvm.dll\" \
+        -D\"HS_INTERNAL_NAME=jvm\""
+  fi
+  AC_SUBST(RC_FLAGS)
+  AC_SUBST(JVM_RCFLAGS)
+])
+
+################################################################################
+# platform independent
+AC_DEFUN([FLAGS_SETUP_ASFLAGS],
+[
+  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xmacosx; then
+    JVM_BASIC_ASFLAGS="-x assembler-with-cpp -mno-omit-leaf-frame-pointer -mstack-alignment=16"
+  fi
+])
+
+################################################################################
+# $1 - Either BUILD or TARGET to pick the correct OS/CPU variables to check
+#      conditionals against.
+# $2 - Optional prefix for each variable defined.
+AC_DEFUN([FLAGS_SETUP_ASFLAGS_CPU_DEP],
+[
+  # Misuse EXTRA_CFLAGS to mimic old behavior
+  $2JVM_ASFLAGS="$JVM_BASIC_ASFLAGS ${$2EXTRA_CFLAGS}"
+
+  AC_SUBST($2JVM_ASFLAGS)
+])
+