Merge ihse-cflags-rewrite-branch
authorihse
Mon, 19 Feb 2018 11:08:33 +0100
branchihse-cflags-rewrite-branch
changeset 56146 d019a80c41c0
parent 56145 718aa4c360c4 (diff)
parent 48912 01237b276b8b (current diff)
child 56147 fd62484132bc
Merge
make/autoconf/flags-cflags.m4
make/autoconf/flags-other.m4
make/autoconf/flags.m4
make/autoconf/spec.gmk.in
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/make/autoconf/flags-cflags.m4	Mon Feb 19 11:08:33 2018 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,362 @@
+#
+# 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 C/C++ compiler
+#
+
+###############################################################################
+#
+# How to compile shared libraries.
+#
+AC_DEFUN([FLAGS_SETUP_SHARED_LIBS],
+[
+  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
+    PICFLAG="-fPIC"
+    C_FLAG_REORDER=''
+    CXX_FLAG_REORDER=''
+
+    if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xmacosx; then
+      # Linking is different on MacOSX
+      if test "x$STATIC_BUILD" = xtrue; then
+        SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS ='-undefined dynamic_lookup'
+      else
+        SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS="-dynamiclib -compatibility_version 1.0.0 -current_version 1.0.0 $PICFLAG"
+      fi
+      SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN='-Wl,-rpath,@loader_path$(or [$]1,/.)'
+      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN="$SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN"
+      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_NAME='-Wl,-install_name,@rpath/[$]1'
+      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_MAPFILE='-Wl,-exported_symbols_list,[$]1'
+    else
+      # Default works for linux, might work on other platforms as well.
+      SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS='-shared'
+      SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN='-Wl,-rpath,\$$ORIGIN[$]1'
+      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN="-Wl,-z,origin $SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN"
+      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_NAME='-Wl,-soname=[$]1'
+      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_MAPFILE='-Wl,-version-script=[$]1'
+    fi
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xclang; then
+    C_FLAG_REORDER=''
+    CXX_FLAG_REORDER=''
+
+    if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xmacosx; then
+      # Linking is different on MacOSX
+      PICFLAG=''
+      SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS="-dynamiclib -compatibility_version 1.0.0 -current_version 1.0.0 $PICFLAG"
+      SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN='-Wl,-rpath,@loader_path$(or [$]1,/.)'
+      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN="$SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN"
+      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_NAME='-Wl,-install_name,@rpath/[$]1'
+      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_MAPFILE='-Wl,-exported_symbols_list,[$]1'
+
+    else
+      # Default works for linux, might work on other platforms as well.
+      PICFLAG='-fPIC'
+      SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS='-shared'
+      SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN='-Wl,-rpath,\$$ORIGIN[$]1'
+      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_NAME='-Wl,-soname=[$]1'
+      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_MAPFILE='-Wl,-version-script=[$]1'
+
+      # arm specific settings
+      if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU" = "xarm"; then
+        # '-Wl,-z,origin' isn't used on arm.
+        SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN='-Wl,-rpath,\$$$$ORIGIN[$]1'
+      else
+        SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN="-Wl,-z,origin $SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN"
+      fi
+
+    fi
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xsolstudio; then
+    if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU" = xsparcv9; then
+      PICFLAG="-xcode=pic32"
+    else
+      PICFLAG="-KPIC"
+    fi
+    C_FLAG_REORDER='-xF'
+    CXX_FLAG_REORDER='-xF'
+    SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS="-G"
+    SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN='-R\$$ORIGIN[$]1'
+    SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN="$SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN"
+    SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_NAME='-h [$]1'
+    SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_MAPFILE='-M[$]1'
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xxlc; then
+    # '-qpic' defaults to 'qpic=small'. This means that the compiler generates only
+    # one instruction for accessing the TOC. If the TOC grows larger than 64K, the linker
+    # will have to patch this single instruction with a call to some out-of-order code which
+    # does the load from the TOC. This is of course slow. But in that case we also would have
+    # to use '-bbigtoc' for linking anyway so we could also change the PICFLAG to 'qpic=large'.
+    # With 'qpic=large' the compiler will by default generate a two-instruction sequence which
+    # can be patched directly by the linker and does not require a jump to out-of-order code.
+    # Another alternative instead of using 'qpic=large -bbigtoc' may be to use '-qminimaltoc'
+    # instead. This creates a distinct TOC for every compilation unit (and thus requires two
+    # loads for accessing a global variable). But there are rumors that this may be seen as a
+    # 'performance feature' because of improved code locality of the symbols used in a
+    # compilation unit.
+    PICFLAG="-qpic"
+    C_FLAG_REORDER=''
+    CXX_FLAG_REORDER=''
+    SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS="-qmkshrobj -bM:SRE -bnoentry"
+    SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN=""
+    SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN=''
+    SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_NAME=''
+    SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_MAPFILE=''
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then
+    PICFLAG=""
+    C_FLAG_REORDER=''
+    CXX_FLAG_REORDER=''
+    SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS="-dll"
+    SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN=''
+    SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN=''
+    SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_NAME=''
+    SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_MAPFILE='-def:[$]1'
+  fi
+
+  AC_SUBST(C_FLAG_REORDER)
+  AC_SUBST(CXX_FLAG_REORDER)
+  AC_SUBST(SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN)
+  AC_SUBST(SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN)
+  AC_SUBST(SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_NAME)
+  AC_SUBST(SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_MAPFILE)
+  AC_SUBST(SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS)
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([FLAGS_SETUP_DEBUG_SYMBOLS],
+[
+  # Debug symbols
+  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
+    if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_BITS" = "x64" && test "x$DEBUG_LEVEL" = "xfastdebug"; then
+      CFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-g1"
+      CXXFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-g1"
+    else
+      CFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-g"
+      CXXFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-g"
+    fi
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xclang; then
+    CFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-g"
+    CXXFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-g"
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xsolstudio; then
+    CFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-g -xs"
+    # -g0 enables debug symbols without disabling inlining.
+    CXXFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-g0 -xs"
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xxlc; then
+    CFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-g"
+    CXXFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-g"
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then
+    CFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-Zi"
+    CXXFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-Zi"
+  fi
+  AC_SUBST(CFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS)
+  AC_SUBST(CXXFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS)
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([FLAGS_SETUP_QUALITY_CHECKS],
+[
+  # bounds, memory and behavior checking options
+  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
+    case $DEBUG_LEVEL in
+    release )
+      # no adjustment
+      ;;
+    fastdebug )
+      # no adjustment
+      ;;
+    slowdebug )
+      # FIXME: By adding this to C(XX)FLAGS_DEBUG_OPTIONS/JVM_CFLAGS_SYMBOLS it
+      # get's added conditionally on whether we produce debug symbols or not.
+      # This is most likely not really correct.
+
+      # Add runtime stack smashing and undefined behavior checks.
+      # Not all versions of gcc support -fstack-protector
+      STACK_PROTECTOR_CFLAG="-fstack-protector-all"
+      FLAGS_COMPILER_CHECK_ARGUMENTS(ARGUMENT: [$STACK_PROTECTOR_CFLAG -Werror], IF_FALSE: [STACK_PROTECTOR_CFLAG=""])
+
+      CFLAGS_DEBUG_OPTIONS="$STACK_PROTECTOR_CFLAG --param ssp-buffer-size=1"
+      CXXFLAGS_DEBUG_OPTIONS="$STACK_PROTECTOR_CFLAG --param ssp-buffer-size=1"
+      ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([FLAGS_SETUP_OPTIMIZATION],
+[
+
+  # Optimization levels
+  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xsolstudio; then
+    CC_HIGHEST="$CC_HIGHEST -fns -fsimple -fsingle -xbuiltin=%all -xdepend -xrestrict -xlibmil"
+
+    if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_ARCH" = "xx86"; then
+      # FIXME: seems we always set -xregs=no%frameptr; put it elsewhere more global?
+      C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM="-xO4"
+      C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="-xO4 -Wu,-O4~yz $CC_HIGHEST -xalias_level=basic -xregs=no%frameptr"
+      C_O_FLAG_HI="-xO4 -Wu,-O4~yz -xregs=no%frameptr"
+      C_O_FLAG_NORM="-xO2 -Wu,-O2~yz -xregs=no%frameptr"
+      C_O_FLAG_DEBUG="-xregs=no%frameptr"
+      C_O_FLAG_DEBUG_JVM=""
+      C_O_FLAG_NONE="-xregs=no%frameptr"
+      CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM="-xO4"
+      CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="-xO4 -Qoption ube -O4~yz $CC_HIGHEST -xregs=no%frameptr"
+      CXX_O_FLAG_HI="-xO4 -Qoption ube -O4~yz -xregs=no%frameptr"
+      CXX_O_FLAG_NORM="-xO2 -Qoption ube -O2~yz -xregs=no%frameptr"
+      CXX_O_FLAG_DEBUG="-xregs=no%frameptr"
+      CXX_O_FLAG_DEBUG_JVM=""
+      CXX_O_FLAG_NONE="-xregs=no%frameptr"
+      if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_BITS" = "x32"; then
+        C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="$C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST -xchip=pentium"
+        CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="$CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST -xchip=pentium"
+      fi
+    elif test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_ARCH" = "xsparc"; then
+      C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM="-xO4"
+      C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="-xO4 -Wc,-Qrm-s -Wc,-Qiselect-T0 $CC_HIGHEST -xalias_level=basic -xprefetch=auto,explicit -xchip=ultra"
+      C_O_FLAG_HI="-xO4 -Wc,-Qrm-s -Wc,-Qiselect-T0"
+      C_O_FLAG_NORM="-xO2 -Wc,-Qrm-s -Wc,-Qiselect-T0"
+      C_O_FLAG_DEBUG=""
+      C_O_FLAG_DEBUG_JVM=""
+      C_O_FLAG_NONE=""
+      CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM="-xO4"
+      CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="-xO4 -Qoption cg -Qrm-s -Qoption cg -Qiselect-T0 $CC_HIGHEST -xprefetch=auto,explicit -xchip=ultra"
+      CXX_O_FLAG_HI="-xO4 -Qoption cg -Qrm-s -Qoption cg -Qiselect-T0"
+      CXX_O_FLAG_NORM="-xO2 -Qoption cg -Qrm-s -Qoption cg -Qiselect-T0"
+      CXX_O_FLAG_DEBUG=""
+      CXX_O_FLAG_DEBUG_JVM=""
+      CXX_O_FLAG_NONE=""
+    fi
+  else
+    # The remaining toolchains share opt flags between CC and CXX;
+    # setup for C and duplicate afterwards.
+    if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
+      if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xmacosx; then
+        # On MacOSX we optimize for size, something
+        # we should do for all platforms?
+        C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM="-Os"
+        C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="-Os"
+        C_O_FLAG_HI="-Os"
+        C_O_FLAG_NORM="-Os"
+        C_O_FLAG_SIZE="-Os"
+      else
+        C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM="-O3"
+        C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="-O3"
+        C_O_FLAG_HI="-O3"
+        C_O_FLAG_NORM="-O2"
+        C_O_FLAG_SIZE="-Os"
+      fi
+      C_O_FLAG_DEBUG="-O0"
+      if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xmacosx; then
+        C_O_FLAG_DEBUG_JVM=""
+      elif test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xlinux; then
+        C_O_FLAG_DEBUG_JVM="-O0"
+      fi
+      C_O_FLAG_NONE="-O0"
+    elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xclang; then
+      if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xmacosx; then
+        # On MacOSX we optimize for size, something
+        # we should do for all platforms?
+        C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM="-Os"
+        C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="-Os"
+        C_O_FLAG_HI="-Os"
+        C_O_FLAG_NORM="-Os"
+        C_O_FLAG_SIZE="-Os"
+      else
+        C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM="-O3"
+        C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="-O3"
+        C_O_FLAG_HI="-O3"
+        C_O_FLAG_NORM="-O2"
+        C_O_FLAG_SIZE="-Os"
+      fi
+      C_O_FLAG_DEBUG="-O0"
+      if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xmacosx; then
+        C_O_FLAG_DEBUG_JVM=""
+      elif test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xlinux; then
+        C_O_FLAG_DEBUG_JVM="-O0"
+      fi
+      C_O_FLAG_NONE="-O0"
+    elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xxlc; then
+      C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM="-O3 -qhot=level=1 -qinline -qinlglue"
+      C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="-O3 -qhot=level=1 -qinline -qinlglue"
+      C_O_FLAG_HI="-O3 -qinline -qinlglue"
+      C_O_FLAG_NORM="-O2"
+      C_O_FLAG_DEBUG="-qnoopt"
+      # FIXME: Value below not verified.
+      C_O_FLAG_DEBUG_JVM=""
+      C_O_FLAG_NONE="-qnoopt"
+    elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then
+      C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM="-O2 -Oy-"
+      C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="-O2"
+      C_O_FLAG_HI="-O1"
+      C_O_FLAG_NORM="-O1"
+      C_O_FLAG_DEBUG="-Od"
+      C_O_FLAG_DEBUG_JVM=""
+      C_O_FLAG_NONE="-Od"
+      C_O_FLAG_SIZE="-Os"
+    fi
+    CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM="$C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM"
+    CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="$C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST"
+    CXX_O_FLAG_HI="$C_O_FLAG_HI"
+    CXX_O_FLAG_NORM="$C_O_FLAG_NORM"
+    CXX_O_FLAG_DEBUG="$C_O_FLAG_DEBUG"
+    CXX_O_FLAG_DEBUG_JVM="$C_O_FLAG_DEBUG_JVM"
+    CXX_O_FLAG_NONE="$C_O_FLAG_NONE"
+    CXX_O_FLAG_SIZE="$C_O_FLAG_SIZE"
+  fi
+
+  # Adjust optimization flags according to debug level.
+  case $DEBUG_LEVEL in
+    release )
+      # no adjustment
+      ;;
+    fastdebug )
+      # Not quite so much optimization
+      C_O_FLAG_HI="$C_O_FLAG_NORM"
+      CXX_O_FLAG_HI="$CXX_O_FLAG_NORM"
+      ;;
+    slowdebug )
+      # Disable optimization
+      C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM="$C_O_FLAG_DEBUG_JVM"
+      C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="$C_O_FLAG_DEBUG"
+      C_O_FLAG_HI="$C_O_FLAG_DEBUG"
+      C_O_FLAG_NORM="$C_O_FLAG_DEBUG"
+      C_O_FLAG_SIZE="$C_O_FLAG_DEBUG"
+      CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM="$CXX_O_FLAG_DEBUG_JVM"
+      CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="$CXX_O_FLAG_DEBUG"
+      CXX_O_FLAG_HI="$CXX_O_FLAG_DEBUG"
+      CXX_O_FLAG_NORM="$CXX_O_FLAG_DEBUG"
+      CXX_O_FLAG_SIZE="$CXX_O_FLAG_DEBUG"
+      ;;
+  esac
+
+  AC_SUBST(C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM)
+  AC_SUBST(C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST)
+  AC_SUBST(C_O_FLAG_HI)
+  AC_SUBST(C_O_FLAG_NORM)
+  AC_SUBST(C_O_FLAG_DEBUG)
+  AC_SUBST(C_O_FLAG_NONE)
+  AC_SUBST(C_O_FLAG_SIZE)
+  AC_SUBST(CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM)
+  AC_SUBST(CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST)
+  AC_SUBST(CXX_O_FLAG_HI)
+  AC_SUBST(CXX_O_FLAG_NORM)
+  AC_SUBST(CXX_O_FLAG_DEBUG)
+  AC_SUBST(CXX_O_FLAG_NONE)
+  AC_SUBST(CXX_O_FLAG_SIZE)
+])
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/make/autoconf/flags-other.m4	Mon Feb 19 11:08:33 2018 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+#
+# 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"
+  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 $COPYRIGHT_YEAR\" \
+        -D\"HS_NAME=\$(PRODUCT_NAME) \$(VERSION_SHORT)\" \
+        -D\"JDK_VER=\$(subst .,\$(COMMA),\$(VERSION_NUMBER_FOUR_POSITIONS))\" \
+        -D\"HS_FNAME=jvm.dll\" \
+        -D\"HS_INTERNAL_NAME=jvm\""
+  fi
+  AC_SUBST(RC_FLAGS)
+  AC_SUBST(JVM_RCFLAGS)
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([FLAGS_SETUP_TOOLCHAIN_CONTROL],
+[
+  # COMPILER_TARGET_BITS_FLAG  : option for selecting 32- or 64-bit output
+  # COMPILER_COMMAND_FILE_FLAG : option for passing a command file to the compiler
+  # COMPILER_BINDCMD_FILE_FLAG : option for specifying a file which saves the binder
+  #                              commands produced by the link step (currently AIX only)
+  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xxlc; then
+    COMPILER_TARGET_BITS_FLAG="-q"
+    COMPILER_COMMAND_FILE_FLAG="-f"
+    COMPILER_BINDCMD_FILE_FLAG="-bloadmap:"
+  else
+    COMPILER_TARGET_BITS_FLAG="-m"
+    COMPILER_COMMAND_FILE_FLAG="@"
+    COMPILER_BINDCMD_FILE_FLAG=""
+
+    # The solstudio linker does not support @-files.
+    if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xsolstudio; then
+      COMPILER_COMMAND_FILE_FLAG=
+    fi
+
+    # Check if @file is supported by gcc
+    if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
+      AC_MSG_CHECKING([if @file is supported by gcc])
+      # Extra emtpy "" to prevent ECHO from interpreting '--version' as argument
+      $ECHO "" "--version" > command.file
+      if $CXX @command.file 2>&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD; then
+        AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+        COMPILER_COMMAND_FILE_FLAG="@"
+      else
+        AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+        COMPILER_COMMAND_FILE_FLAG=
+      fi
+      $RM command.file
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  AC_SUBST(COMPILER_TARGET_BITS_FLAG)
+  AC_SUBST(COMPILER_COMMAND_FILE_FLAG)
+  AC_SUBST(COMPILER_BINDCMD_FILE_FLAG)
+
+  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then
+    CC_OUT_OPTION=-Fo
+    EXE_OUT_OPTION=-out:
+    LD_OUT_OPTION=-out:
+    AR_OUT_OPTION=-out:
+  else
+    # The option used to specify the target .o,.a or .so file.
+    # When compiling, how to specify the to be created object file.
+    CC_OUT_OPTION='-o$(SPACE)'
+    # When linking, how to specify the to be created executable.
+    EXE_OUT_OPTION='-o$(SPACE)'
+    # When linking, how to specify the to be created dynamically linkable library.
+    LD_OUT_OPTION='-o$(SPACE)'
+    # When archiving, how to specify the to be create static archive for object files.
+    AR_OUT_OPTION='rcs$(SPACE)'
+  fi
+  AC_SUBST(CC_OUT_OPTION)
+  AC_SUBST(EXE_OUT_OPTION)
+  AC_SUBST(LD_OUT_OPTION)
+  AC_SUBST(AR_OUT_OPTION)
+
+  # Generate make dependency files
+  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
+    C_FLAG_DEPS="-MMD -MF"
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xclang; then
+    C_FLAG_DEPS="-MMD -MF"
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xsolstudio; then
+    C_FLAG_DEPS="-xMMD -xMF"
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xxlc; then
+    C_FLAG_DEPS="-qmakedep=gcc -MF"
+  fi
+  CXX_FLAG_DEPS="$C_FLAG_DEPS"
+  AC_SUBST(C_FLAG_DEPS)
+  AC_SUBST(CXX_FLAG_DEPS)
+])
+
--- a/make/autoconf/flags.m4	Mon Feb 19 10:57:05 2018 +0100
+++ b/make/autoconf/flags.m4	Mon Feb 19 11:08:33 2018 +0100
@@ -216,128 +216,12 @@
 
 AC_DEFUN_ONCE([FLAGS_SETUP_INIT_FLAGS],
 [
-  # COMPILER_TARGET_BITS_FLAG  : option for selecting 32- or 64-bit output
-  # COMPILER_COMMAND_FILE_FLAG : option for passing a command file to the compiler
-  # COMPILER_BINDCMD_FILE_FLAG : option for specifying a file which saves the binder
-  #                              commands produced by the link step (currently AIX only)
-  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xxlc; then
-    COMPILER_TARGET_BITS_FLAG="-q"
-    COMPILER_COMMAND_FILE_FLAG="-f"
-    COMPILER_BINDCMD_FILE_FLAG="-bloadmap:"
-  else
-    COMPILER_TARGET_BITS_FLAG="-m"
-    COMPILER_COMMAND_FILE_FLAG="@"
-    COMPILER_BINDCMD_FILE_FLAG=""
-
-    # The solstudio linker does not support @-files.
-    if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xsolstudio; then
-      COMPILER_COMMAND_FILE_FLAG=
-    fi
-
-    # Check if @file is supported by gcc
-    if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
-      AC_MSG_CHECKING([if @file is supported by gcc])
-      # Extra emtpy "" to prevent ECHO from interpreting '--version' as argument
-      $ECHO "" "--version" > command.file
-      if $CXX @command.file 2>&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD; then
-        AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-        COMPILER_COMMAND_FILE_FLAG="@"
-      else
-        AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-        COMPILER_COMMAND_FILE_FLAG=
-      fi
-      $RM command.file
-    fi
-  fi
-  AC_SUBST(COMPILER_TARGET_BITS_FLAG)
-  AC_SUBST(COMPILER_COMMAND_FILE_FLAG)
-  AC_SUBST(COMPILER_BINDCMD_FILE_FLAG)
-
-  # FIXME: figure out if we should select AR flags depending on OS or toolchain.
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xmacosx; then
-    ARFLAGS="-r"
-  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)
+  FLAGS_SETUP_TOOLCHAIN_CONTROL
 
-  ## 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)
+  FLAGS_SETUP_ARFLAGS
+  FLAGS_SETUP_STRIPFLAGS
 
-  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then
-    CC_OUT_OPTION=-Fo
-    EXE_OUT_OPTION=-out:
-    LD_OUT_OPTION=-out:
-    AR_OUT_OPTION=-out:
-  else
-    # The option used to specify the target .o,.a or .so file.
-    # When compiling, how to specify the to be created object file.
-    CC_OUT_OPTION='-o$(SPACE)'
-    # When linking, how to specify the to be created executable.
-    EXE_OUT_OPTION='-o$(SPACE)'
-    # When linking, how to specify the to be created dynamically linkable library.
-    LD_OUT_OPTION='-o$(SPACE)'
-    # When archiving, how to specify the to be create static archive for object files.
-    AR_OUT_OPTION='rcs$(SPACE)'
-  fi
-  AC_SUBST(CC_OUT_OPTION)
-  AC_SUBST(EXE_OUT_OPTION)
-  AC_SUBST(LD_OUT_OPTION)
-  AC_SUBST(AR_OUT_OPTION)
-
-  # On Windows, we need to set RC flags.
-  if test "x$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)
+  FLAGS_SETUP_RCFLAGS
 
   if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then
     # silence copyright notice and other headers.
@@ -347,122 +231,24 @@
 
 AC_DEFUN([FLAGS_SETUP_COMPILER_FLAGS_FOR_LIBS],
 [
-  ###############################################################################
-  #
-  # How to compile shared libraries.
-  #
+  FLAGS_SETUP_SHARED_LIBS
 
   if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
-    PICFLAG="-fPIC"
-    C_FLAG_REORDER=''
-    CXX_FLAG_REORDER=''
-
     if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xmacosx; then
-      # Linking is different on MacOSX
-      if test "x$STATIC_BUILD" = xtrue; then
-        SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS ='-undefined dynamic_lookup'
-      else
-        SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS="-dynamiclib -compatibility_version 1.0.0 -current_version 1.0.0 $PICFLAG"
+      if test "x$STATIC_BUILD" = xfalse; then
         JVM_CFLAGS="$JVM_CFLAGS $PICFLAG"
       fi
-      SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN='-Wl,-rpath,@loader_path$(or [$]1,/.)'
-      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN="$SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN"
-      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_NAME='-Wl,-install_name,@rpath/[$]1'
-      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_MAPFILE='-Wl,-exported_symbols_list,[$]1'
-    else
-      # Default works for linux, might work on other platforms as well.
-      SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS='-shared'
-      SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN='-Wl,-rpath,\$$ORIGIN[$]1'
-      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN="-Wl,-z,origin $SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN"
-      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_NAME='-Wl,-soname=[$]1'
-      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_MAPFILE='-Wl,-version-script=[$]1'
     fi
   elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xclang; then
-    C_FLAG_REORDER=''
-    CXX_FLAG_REORDER=''
-
     if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xmacosx; then
-      # Linking is different on MacOSX
-      PICFLAG=''
-      SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS="-dynamiclib -compatibility_version 1.0.0 -current_version 1.0.0 $PICFLAG"
-      SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN='-Wl,-rpath,@loader_path$(or [$]1,/.)'
-      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN="$SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN"
-      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_NAME='-Wl,-install_name,@rpath/[$]1'
-      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_MAPFILE='-Wl,-exported_symbols_list,[$]1'
-
       if test "x$STATIC_BUILD" = xfalse; then
         JVM_CFLAGS="$JVM_CFLAGS -fPIC"
       fi
-    else
-      # Default works for linux, might work on other platforms as well.
-      PICFLAG='-fPIC'
-      SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS='-shared'
-      SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN='-Wl,-rpath,\$$ORIGIN[$]1'
-      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_NAME='-Wl,-soname=[$]1'
-      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_MAPFILE='-Wl,-version-script=[$]1'
-
-      # arm specific settings
-      if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU" = "xarm"; then
-        # '-Wl,-z,origin' isn't used on arm.
-        SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN='-Wl,-rpath,\$$$$ORIGIN[$]1'
-      else
-        SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN="-Wl,-z,origin $SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN"
-      fi
-
     fi
-  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xsolstudio; then
-    if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU" = xsparcv9; then
-      PICFLAG="-xcode=pic32"
-    else
-      PICFLAG="-KPIC"
-    fi
-    C_FLAG_REORDER='-xF'
-    CXX_FLAG_REORDER='-xF'
-    SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS="-G"
-    SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN='-R\$$ORIGIN[$]1'
-    SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN="$SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN"
-    SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_NAME='-h [$]1'
-    SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_MAPFILE='-M[$]1'
   elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xxlc; then
-    # '-qpic' defaults to 'qpic=small'. This means that the compiler generates only
-    # one instruction for accessing the TOC. If the TOC grows larger than 64K, the linker
-    # will have to patch this single instruction with a call to some out-of-order code which
-    # does the load from the TOC. This is of course slow. But in that case we also would have
-    # to use '-bbigtoc' for linking anyway so we could also change the PICFLAG to 'qpic=large'.
-    # With 'qpic=large' the compiler will by default generate a two-instruction sequence which
-    # can be patched directly by the linker and does not require a jump to out-of-order code.
-    # Another alternative instead of using 'qpic=large -bbigtoc' may be to use '-qminimaltoc'
-    # instead. This creates a distinct TOC for every compilation unit (and thus requires two
-    # loads for accessing a global variable). But there are rumors that this may be seen as a
-    # 'performance feature' because of improved code locality of the symbols used in a
-    # compilation unit.
-    PICFLAG="-qpic"
     JVM_CFLAGS="$JVM_CFLAGS $PICFLAG"
-    C_FLAG_REORDER=''
-    CXX_FLAG_REORDER=''
-    SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS="-qmkshrobj -bM:SRE -bnoentry"
-    SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN=""
-    SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN=''
-    SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_NAME=''
-    SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_MAPFILE=''
-  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then
-    PICFLAG=""
-    C_FLAG_REORDER=''
-    CXX_FLAG_REORDER=''
-    SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS="-dll"
-    SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN=''
-    SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN=''
-    SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_NAME=''
-    SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_MAPFILE='-def:[$]1'
   fi
 
-  AC_SUBST(C_FLAG_REORDER)
-  AC_SUBST(CXX_FLAG_REORDER)
-  AC_SUBST(SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN)
-  AC_SUBST(SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN)
-  AC_SUBST(SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_NAME)
-  AC_SUBST(SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_MAPFILE)
-  AC_SUBST(SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS)
 
   # The (cross) compiler is now configured, we can now test capabilities
   # of the target platform.
@@ -492,67 +278,11 @@
 #   (If you expect perfect errno behavior, do not use this)
 #  Can cause undefined external on Solaris 8 X86 on __sincos, removing for now
 
-    # FIXME: this will never happen since sparc != sparcv9, ie 32 bit, which we don't build anymore.
-    # Bug?
-    #if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU" = xsparc; then
-    #  CFLAGS_JDK="${CFLAGS_JDK} -xmemalign=4s"
-    #  CXXFLAGS_JDK="${CXXFLAGS_JDK} -xmemalign=4s"
-    #fi
-
 AC_DEFUN_ONCE([FLAGS_SETUP_COMPILER_FLAGS_FOR_OPTIMIZATION],
 [
-
-  ###############################################################################
-  #
-  # Setup the opt flags for different compilers
-  # and different operating systems.
-  #
-
-  # FIXME: this was indirectly the old default, but just inherited.
-  # if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then
-  #   C_FLAG_DEPS="-MMD -MF"
-  # fi
-
-  # Generate make dependency files
-  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
-    C_FLAG_DEPS="-MMD -MF"
-  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xclang; then
-    C_FLAG_DEPS="-MMD -MF"
-  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xsolstudio; then
-    C_FLAG_DEPS="-xMMD -xMF"
-  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xxlc; then
-    C_FLAG_DEPS="-qmakedep=gcc -MF"
-  fi
-  CXX_FLAG_DEPS="$C_FLAG_DEPS"
-  AC_SUBST(C_FLAG_DEPS)
-  AC_SUBST(CXX_FLAG_DEPS)
-
-  # Debug symbols
-  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
-    if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_BITS" = "x64" && test "x$DEBUG_LEVEL" = "xfastdebug"; then
-      # reduce from default "-g2" option to save space
-      CFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-g1"
-      CXXFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-g1"
-    else
-      CFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-g"
-      CXXFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-g"
-    fi
-  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xclang; then
-    CFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-g"
-    CXXFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-g"
-  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xsolstudio; then
-    CFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-g -xs"
-    # -g0 enables debug symbols without disabling inlining.
-    CXXFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-g0 -xs"
-  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xxlc; then
-    CFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-g"
-    CXXFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-g"
-  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then
-    CFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-Zi"
-    CXXFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-Zi"
-  fi
-  AC_SUBST(CFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS)
-  AC_SUBST(CXXFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS)
+  FLAGS_SETUP_DEBUG_SYMBOLS
+  FLAGS_SETUP_QUALITY_CHECKS
+  FLAGS_SETUP_OPTIMIZATION
 
   # Debug symbols for JVM_CFLAGS
   if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xsolstudio; then
@@ -573,24 +303,11 @@
   # bounds, memory and behavior checking options
   if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
     case $DEBUG_LEVEL in
-    release )
-      # no adjustment
-      ;;
-    fastdebug )
-      # no adjustment
-      ;;
     slowdebug )
       # FIXME: By adding this to C(XX)FLAGS_DEBUG_OPTIONS/JVM_CFLAGS_SYMBOLS it
       # get's added conditionally on whether we produce debug symbols or not.
       # This is most likely not really correct.
 
-      # Add runtime stack smashing and undefined behavior checks.
-      # Not all versions of gcc support -fstack-protector
-      STACK_PROTECTOR_CFLAG="-fstack-protector-all"
-      FLAGS_COMPILER_CHECK_ARGUMENTS(ARGUMENT: [$STACK_PROTECTOR_CFLAG -Werror], IF_FALSE: [STACK_PROTECTOR_CFLAG=""])
-
-      CFLAGS_DEBUG_OPTIONS="$STACK_PROTECTOR_CFLAG --param ssp-buffer-size=1"
-      CXXFLAGS_DEBUG_OPTIONS="$STACK_PROTECTOR_CFLAG --param ssp-buffer-size=1"
       if test "x$STACK_PROTECTOR_CFLAG" != x; then
         JVM_CFLAGS_SYMBOLS="$JVM_CFLAGS_SYMBOLS $STACK_PROTECTOR_CFLAG --param ssp-buffer-size=1"
       fi
@@ -605,523 +322,13 @@
       fi
     fi
   fi
-
-  # Optimization levels
-  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xsolstudio; then
-    CC_HIGHEST="$CC_HIGHEST -fns -fsimple -fsingle -xbuiltin=%all -xdepend -xrestrict -xlibmil"
-
-    if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_ARCH" = "xx86"; then
-      # FIXME: seems we always set -xregs=no%frameptr; put it elsewhere more global?
-      C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM="-xO4"
-      C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="-xO4 -Wu,-O4~yz $CC_HIGHEST -xalias_level=basic -xregs=no%frameptr"
-      C_O_FLAG_HI="-xO4 -Wu,-O4~yz -xregs=no%frameptr"
-      C_O_FLAG_NORM="-xO2 -Wu,-O2~yz -xregs=no%frameptr"
-      C_O_FLAG_DEBUG="-xregs=no%frameptr"
-      C_O_FLAG_DEBUG_JVM=""
-      C_O_FLAG_NONE="-xregs=no%frameptr"
-      CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM="-xO4"
-      CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="-xO4 -Qoption ube -O4~yz $CC_HIGHEST -xregs=no%frameptr"
-      CXX_O_FLAG_HI="-xO4 -Qoption ube -O4~yz -xregs=no%frameptr"
-      CXX_O_FLAG_NORM="-xO2 -Qoption ube -O2~yz -xregs=no%frameptr"
-      CXX_O_FLAG_DEBUG="-xregs=no%frameptr"
-      CXX_O_FLAG_DEBUG_JVM=""
-      CXX_O_FLAG_NONE="-xregs=no%frameptr"
-      if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_BITS" = "x32"; then
-        C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="$C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST -xchip=pentium"
-        CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="$CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST -xchip=pentium"
-      fi
-    elif test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_ARCH" = "xsparc"; then
-      C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM="-xO4"
-      C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="-xO4 -Wc,-Qrm-s -Wc,-Qiselect-T0 $CC_HIGHEST -xalias_level=basic -xprefetch=auto,explicit -xchip=ultra"
-      C_O_FLAG_HI="-xO4 -Wc,-Qrm-s -Wc,-Qiselect-T0"
-      C_O_FLAG_NORM="-xO2 -Wc,-Qrm-s -Wc,-Qiselect-T0"
-      C_O_FLAG_DEBUG=""
-      C_O_FLAG_DEBUG_JVM=""
-      C_O_FLAG_NONE=""
-      CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM="-xO4"
-      CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="-xO4 -Qoption cg -Qrm-s -Qoption cg -Qiselect-T0 $CC_HIGHEST -xprefetch=auto,explicit -xchip=ultra"
-      CXX_O_FLAG_HI="-xO4 -Qoption cg -Qrm-s -Qoption cg -Qiselect-T0"
-      CXX_O_FLAG_NORM="-xO2 -Qoption cg -Qrm-s -Qoption cg -Qiselect-T0"
-      CXX_O_FLAG_DEBUG=""
-      CXX_O_FLAG_DEBUG_JVM=""
-      CXX_O_FLAG_NONE=""
-    fi
-  else
-    # The remaining toolchains share opt flags between CC and CXX;
-    # setup for C and duplicate afterwards.
-    if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
-      if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xmacosx; then
-        # On MacOSX we optimize for size, something
-        # we should do for all platforms?
-        C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM="-Os"
-        C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="-Os"
-        C_O_FLAG_HI="-Os"
-        C_O_FLAG_NORM="-Os"
-        C_O_FLAG_SIZE="-Os"
-      else
-        C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM="-O3"
-        C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="-O3"
-        C_O_FLAG_HI="-O3"
-        C_O_FLAG_NORM="-O2"
-        C_O_FLAG_SIZE="-Os"
-      fi
-      C_O_FLAG_DEBUG="-O0"
-      if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xmacosx; then
-        C_O_FLAG_DEBUG_JVM=""
-      elif test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xlinux; then
-        C_O_FLAG_DEBUG_JVM="-O0"
-      fi
-      C_O_FLAG_NONE="-O0"
-    elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xclang; then
-      if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xmacosx; then
-        # On MacOSX we optimize for size, something
-        # we should do for all platforms?
-        C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM="-Os"
-        C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="-Os"
-        C_O_FLAG_HI="-Os"
-        C_O_FLAG_NORM="-Os"
-        C_O_FLAG_SIZE="-Os"
-      else
-        C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM="-O3"
-        C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="-O3"
-        C_O_FLAG_HI="-O3"
-        C_O_FLAG_NORM="-O2"
-        C_O_FLAG_SIZE="-Os"
-      fi
-      C_O_FLAG_DEBUG="-O0"
-      if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xmacosx; then
-        C_O_FLAG_DEBUG_JVM=""
-      elif test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xlinux; then
-        C_O_FLAG_DEBUG_JVM="-O0"
-      fi
-      C_O_FLAG_NONE="-O0"
-    elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xxlc; then
-      C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM="-O3 -qhot=level=1 -qinline -qinlglue"
-      C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="-O3 -qhot=level=1 -qinline -qinlglue"
-      C_O_FLAG_HI="-O3 -qinline -qinlglue"
-      C_O_FLAG_NORM="-O2"
-      C_O_FLAG_DEBUG="-qnoopt"
-      # FIXME: Value below not verified.
-      C_O_FLAG_DEBUG_JVM=""
-      C_O_FLAG_NONE="-qnoopt"
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-      C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM="-O2 -Oy-"
-      C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="-O2"
-      C_O_FLAG_HI="-O1"
-      C_O_FLAG_NORM="-O1"
-      C_O_FLAG_DEBUG="-Od"
-      C_O_FLAG_DEBUG_JVM=""
-      C_O_FLAG_NONE="-Od"
-      C_O_FLAG_SIZE="-Os"
-    fi
-    CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM="$C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM"
-    CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="$C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST"
-    CXX_O_FLAG_HI="$C_O_FLAG_HI"
-    CXX_O_FLAG_NORM="$C_O_FLAG_NORM"
-    CXX_O_FLAG_DEBUG="$C_O_FLAG_DEBUG"
-    CXX_O_FLAG_DEBUG_JVM="$C_O_FLAG_DEBUG_JVM"
-    CXX_O_FLAG_NONE="$C_O_FLAG_NONE"
-    CXX_O_FLAG_SIZE="$C_O_FLAG_SIZE"
-  fi
-
-  # Adjust optimization flags according to debug level.
-  case $DEBUG_LEVEL in
-    release )
-      # no adjustment
-      ;;
-    fastdebug )
-      # Not quite so much optimization
-      C_O_FLAG_HI="$C_O_FLAG_NORM"
-      CXX_O_FLAG_HI="$CXX_O_FLAG_NORM"
-      ;;
-    slowdebug )
-      # Disable optimization
-      C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM="$C_O_FLAG_DEBUG_JVM"
-      C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="$C_O_FLAG_DEBUG"
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-
-  AC_SUBST(C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST_JVM)
-  AC_SUBST(C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST)
-  AC_SUBST(C_O_FLAG_HI)
-  AC_SUBST(C_O_FLAG_NORM)
-  AC_SUBST(C_O_FLAG_DEBUG)
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-  AC_SUBST(CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST)
-  AC_SUBST(CXX_O_FLAG_HI)
-  AC_SUBST(CXX_O_FLAG_NORM)
-  AC_SUBST(CXX_O_FLAG_DEBUG)
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-  AC_SUBST(CXX_O_FLAG_SIZE)
 ])
 
 
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 [
-
-  FLAGS_SETUP_ABI_PROFILE
-
-  # Optional POSIX functionality needed by the JVM
-  #
-  # Check if clock_gettime is available and in which library. This indicates
-  # availability of CLOCK_MONOTONIC for hotspot. But we don't need to link, so
-  # don't let it update LIBS.
-  save_LIBS="$LIBS"
-  AC_SEARCH_LIBS(clock_gettime, rt, [HAS_CLOCK_GETTIME=true], [])
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-    CLOCK_GETTIME_IN_LIBRT=true
-  fi
-  LIBS="$save_LIBS"
-
-  FLAGS_SETUP_COMPILER_FLAGS_FOR_JDK_HELPER([TARGET])
-  FLAGS_SETUP_COMPILER_FLAGS_FOR_JDK_HELPER([BUILD], [OPENJDK_BUILD_])
-
-  # Tests are only ever compiled for TARGET
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-  CFLAGS_TESTLIB="$COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK $CFLAGS_JDK $PICFLAG $CFLAGS_JDKLIB_EXTRA"
-  CXXFLAGS_TESTLIB="$COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK $CXXFLAGS_JDK $PICFLAG $CXXFLAGS_JDKLIB_EXTRA"
-
-  # Flags for compiling test executables
-  CFLAGS_TESTEXE="$COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK $CFLAGS_JDK"
-  CXXFLAGS_TESTEXE="$COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK $CXXFLAGS_JDK"
-
-  AC_SUBST(CFLAGS_TESTLIB)
-  AC_SUBST(CFLAGS_TESTEXE)
-  AC_SUBST(CXXFLAGS_TESTLIB)
-  AC_SUBST(CXXFLAGS_TESTEXE)
-
-  LDFLAGS_TESTLIB="$LDFLAGS_JDKLIB"
-  LDFLAGS_TESTEXE="$LDFLAGS_JDKEXE $JAVA_BASE_LDFLAGS"
-
-  AC_SUBST(LDFLAGS_TESTLIB)
-  AC_SUBST(LDFLAGS_TESTEXE)
-
-])
-
-################################################################################
-# $1 - Either BUILD or TARGET to pick the correct OS/CPU variables to check
-#      conditionals against.
-# $2 - Optional prefix for each variable defined.
-AC_DEFUN([FLAGS_SETUP_COMPILER_FLAGS_FOR_JDK_HELPER],
-[
-  # Special extras...
-  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xsolstudio; then
-    if test "x$OPENJDK_$1_CPU_ARCH" = "xsparc"; then
-      $2CFLAGS_JDKLIB_EXTRA="${$2CFLAGS_JDKLIB_EXTRA} -xregs=no%appl"
-      $2CXXFLAGS_JDKLIB_EXTRA="${$2CXXFLAGS_JDKLIB_EXTRA} -xregs=no%appl"
-    fi
-    $2CFLAGS_JDKLIB_EXTRA="${$2CFLAGS_JDKLIB_EXTRA} -errtags=yes -errfmt"
-    $2CXXFLAGS_JDKLIB_EXTRA="${$2CXXFLAGS_JDKLIB_EXTRA} -errtags=yes -errfmt"
-  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xxlc; then
-    $2CFLAGS_JDK="${$2CFLAGS_JDK} -qchars=signed -qfullpath -qsaveopt"
-    $2CXXFLAGS_JDK="${$2CXXFLAGS_JDK} -qchars=signed -qfullpath -qsaveopt"
-  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
-    $2CXXSTD_CXXFLAG="-std=gnu++98"
-    FLAGS_CXX_COMPILER_CHECK_ARGUMENTS(ARGUMENT: [[$]$2CXXSTD_CXXFLAG -Werror],
-    						 IF_FALSE: [$2CXXSTD_CXXFLAG=""])
-    $2CXXFLAGS_JDK="${$2CXXFLAGS_JDK} ${$2CXXSTD_CXXFLAG}"
-    $2JVM_CFLAGS="${$2JVM_CFLAGS} ${$2CXXSTD_CXXFLAG}"
-    AC_SUBST($2CXXSTD_CXXFLAG)
-  fi
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xsolaris; then
-    $2CFLAGS_JDK="${$2CFLAGS_JDK} -D__solaris__"
-    $2CXXFLAGS_JDK="${$2CXXFLAGS_JDK} -D__solaris__"
-  fi
-
-  $2CFLAGS_JDK="${$2CFLAGS_JDK} ${$2EXTRA_CFLAGS}"
-  $2CXXFLAGS_JDK="${$2CXXFLAGS_JDK} ${$2EXTRA_CXXFLAGS}"
-  $2LDFLAGS_JDK="${$2LDFLAGS_JDK} ${$2EXTRA_LDFLAGS}"
-
-  ###############################################################################
-  #
-  # Now setup the CFLAGS and LDFLAGS for the JDK build.
-  # Later we will also have CFLAGS and LDFLAGS for the hotspot subrepo build.
-  #
-
-  # Setup compiler/platform specific flags into
-  #    $2CFLAGS_JDK    - C Compiler flags
-  #    $2CXXFLAGS_JDK  - C++ Compiler flags
-  #    $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK - common to C and C++
-  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
-    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -D_GNU_SOURCE"
-    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -D_REENTRANT"
-    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -fcheck-new"
-    if test "x$OPENJDK_$1_CPU" = xx86; then
-      # Force compatibility with i586 on 32 bit intel platforms.
-      $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS="${$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS} -march=i586"
-      $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -march=i586"
-    fi
-    $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS [$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused -Wno-unused-parameter -Wformat=2 \
-        -pipe -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_REENTRANT -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE"
-    case $OPENJDK_$1_CPU_ARCH in
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-        # on arm we don't prevent gcc to omit frame pointer but do prevent strict aliasing
-        $2CFLAGS_JDK="${$2CFLAGS_JDK} -fno-strict-aliasing"
-        $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="${$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK} -fsigned-char"
-        ;;
-      ppc )
-        # on ppc we don't prevent gcc to omit frame pointer but do prevent strict aliasing
-        $2CFLAGS_JDK="${$2CFLAGS_JDK} -fno-strict-aliasing"
-        ;;
-      s390 )
-        $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -fno-omit-frame-pointer -mbackchain -march=z10"
-        $2CFLAGS_JDK="${$2CFLAGS_JDK} -fno-strict-aliasing"
-        ;;
-      * )
-        $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -fno-omit-frame-pointer"
-        $2CFLAGS_JDK="${$2CFLAGS_JDK} -fno-strict-aliasing"
-        ;;
-    esac
-    TOOLCHAIN_CHECK_COMPILER_VERSION(VERSION: 6, PREFIX: $2, IF_AT_LEAST: FLAGS_SETUP_GCC6_COMPILER_FLAGS($2))
-  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xclang; then
-    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -D_GNU_SOURCE"
-
-    # Restrict the debug information created by Clang to avoid
-    # too big object files and speed the build up a little bit
-    # (see http://llvm.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=7554)
-    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -flimit-debug-info"
-    if test "x$OPENJDK_$1_OS" = xlinux; then
-      if test "x$OPENJDK_$1_CPU" = xx86; then
-        # Force compatibility with i586 on 32 bit intel platforms.
-        $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS="${$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS} -march=i586"
-        $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -march=i586"
-      fi
-      $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -Wno-sometimes-uninitialized"
-      $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS [$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused -Wno-unused-parameter -Wformat=2 \
-          -pipe -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_REENTRANT -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE"
-      case $OPENJDK_$1_CPU_ARCH in
-        ppc )
-          # on ppc we don't prevent gcc to omit frame pointer but do prevent strict aliasing
-          $2CFLAGS_JDK="${$2CFLAGS_JDK} -fno-strict-aliasing"
-          ;;
-        * )
-          $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -fno-omit-frame-pointer"
-          $2CFLAGS_JDK="${$2CFLAGS_JDK} -fno-strict-aliasing"
-          ;;
-      esac
-    fi
-  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xsolstudio; then
-    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -DSPARC_WORKS"
-    $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS [$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -DTRACING -DMACRO_MEMSYS_OPS -DBREAKPTS"
-    if test "x$OPENJDK_$1_CPU_ARCH" = xx86; then
-      $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -DcpuIntel -Di586 -D$OPENJDK_$1_CPU_LEGACY_LIB"
-    fi
-
-    $2CFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2CFLAGS_JDK -xc99=%none -xCC -errshort=tags -Xa -v -mt -W0,-noglobal"
-    $2CXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2CXXFLAGS_JDK -errtags=yes +w -mt -features=no%except -DCC_NOEX -norunpath -xnolib"
-  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xxlc; then
-    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -D_REENTRANT"
-    $2CFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2CFLAGS_JDK -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_REENTRANT -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -DSTDC"
-    $2CXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2CXXFLAGS_JDK -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_REENTRANT -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -DSTDC"
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-    $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS [$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK \
-        -MD -Zc:wchar_t- -W3 -wd4800 \
-        -DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN \
-        -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE -D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE \
-        -DWIN32 -DIAL"
-    if test "x$OPENJDK_$1_CPU" = xx86_64; then
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-    else
-      $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -D_X86_ -Dx86"
-    fi
-    # If building with Visual Studio 2010, we can still use _STATIC_CPPLIB to
-    # avoid bundling msvcpNNN.dll. Doesn't work with newer versions of visual
-    # studio.
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-      $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS $STATIC_CPPLIB_FLAGS"
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-  fi
-
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-      $2CFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2CFLAGS_JDK $CFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS $CFLAGS_DEBUG_OPTIONS"
-      $2CXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2CXXFLAGS_JDK $CXXFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS $CXXFLAGS_DEBUG_OPTIONS"
-      ;;
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-      ;;
-    * )
-      AC_MSG_ERROR([Unrecognized \$DEBUG_LEVEL: $DEBUG_LEVEL])
-      ;;
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-  # -D is universally accepted.
-
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-  if test "x$OPENJDK_$1_CPU_ENDIAN" = xlittle; then
-    # The macro _LITTLE_ENDIAN needs to be defined the same to avoid the
-    #   Sun C compiler warning message: warning: macro redefined: _LITTLE_ENDIAN
-    #   (The Solaris X86 system defines this in file /usr/include/sys/isa_defs.h).
-    #   Note: -Dmacro         is the same as    #define macro 1
-    #         -Dmacro=        is the same as    #define macro
-    if test "x$OPENJDK_$1_OS" = xsolaris; then
-      $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -D_LITTLE_ENDIAN="
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-      $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -D_LITTLE_ENDIAN"
-    fi
-  else
-    # Same goes for _BIG_ENDIAN. Do we really need to set *ENDIAN on Solaris if they
-    # are defined in the system?
-    if test "x$OPENJDK_$1_OS" = xsolaris; then
-      $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -D_BIG_ENDIAN="
-    else
-      $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -D_BIG_ENDIAN"
-    fi
-  fi
-
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-  $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -D__STDC_FORMAT_MACROS"
-  $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -D__STDC_LIMIT_MACROS"
-  $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -D__STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS"
-
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-  OPENJDK_$1_OS_UPPERCASE=`$ECHO $OPENJDK_$1_OS | $TR 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz' 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'`
-  $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -D$OPENJDK_$1_OS_UPPERCASE"
-
-  # Setup target CPU
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-      $OPENJDK_$1_ADD_LP64 \
-      -DARCH='\"$OPENJDK_$1_CPU_LEGACY\"' -D$OPENJDK_$1_CPU_LEGACY"
-
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-  if test "x$DEBUG_LEVEL" = xrelease; then
-    $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -DNDEBUG"
-    if test "x$OPENJDK_$1_OS" = xsolaris; then
-      $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -DTRIMMED"
-    fi
-  else
-    $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -DDEBUG"
-  fi
-
-  # Optional POSIX functionality needed by the VM
-
-  if test "x$HAS_CLOCK_GETTIME" = "xtrue"; then
-    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -DSUPPORTS_CLOCK_MONOTONIC"
-    if test "x$CLOCK_GETTIME_IN_LIBRT" = "xtrue"; then
-      $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -DNEEDS_LIBRT"
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-  fi
-
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-    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -DLINUX"
-    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -pipe $PICFLAG -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions \
-        -fvisibility=hidden -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-omit-frame-pointer"
-  elif test "x$OPENJDK_$1_OS" = xsolaris; then
-    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -DSOLARIS"
-    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -template=no%extdef -features=no%split_init \
-        -D_Crun_inline_placement -library=stlport4 $PICFLAG -mt -features=no%except"
-  elif test "x$OPENJDK_$1_OS" = xmacosx; then
-    $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -D_ALLBSD_SOURCE -D_DARWIN_UNLIMITED_SELECT"
-    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -D_ALLBSD_SOURCE"
-    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -D_DARWIN_C_SOURCE -D_XOPEN_SOURCE"
-    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions -fvisibility=hidden \
-        -mno-omit-leaf-frame-pointer -mstack-alignment=16 -pipe -fno-strict-aliasing \
-        -fno-omit-frame-pointer"
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-    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -DAIX"
-    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -qtune=balanced \
-        -qalias=noansi -qstrict -qtls=default -qlanglvl=c99vla \
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-    # We need '-qminimaltoc' or '-qpic=large -bbigtoc' if the TOC overflows.
-    # Hotspot now overflows its 64K TOC (currently only for debug),
-    # so for debug we build with '-qpic=large -bbigtoc'.
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-      $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -qpic=large"
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-    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -nologo -W3 -MD -MP"
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-
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-    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -arch:IA32"
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-    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -xarch=sparc"
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-      $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -qarch=ppc64"
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-  elif test "x$OPENJDK_$1_CPU" = xppc64le; then
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-      # Little endian machine uses ELFv2 ABI.
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-      $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -mbackchain -march=z10"
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-
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_$1_CPU_ENDIAN" = xlittle; then
-    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -DVM_LITTLE_ENDIAN"
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-
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_$1_CPU_BITS" = x64; then
-    if test "x$OPENJDK_$1_OS" != xsolaris && test "x$OPENJDK_$1_OS" != xaix; then
-      # Solaris does not have _LP64=1 in the old build.
-      # xlc on AIX defines _LP64=1 by default and issues a warning if we redefine it.
-      $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -D_LP64=1"
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-  fi
-
-  # Set $2JVM_CFLAGS warning handling
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_$1_OS" = xlinux; then
-    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -Wpointer-arith -Wsign-compare -Wunused-function \
-        -Wunused-value -Woverloaded-virtual"
-
-    if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
-      TOOLCHAIN_CHECK_COMPILER_VERSION(VERSION: [4.8], PREFIX: $2,
-          IF_AT_LEAST: [
-            # These flags either do not work or give spurious warnings prior to gcc 4.8.
-            $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -Wno-format-zero-length -Wtype-limits -Wuninitialized"
-          ]
-      )
-    fi
-    if ! HOTSPOT_CHECK_JVM_VARIANT(zero); then
-      # Non-zero builds have stricter warnings
-      $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -Wreturn-type -Wundef -Wformat=2"
-    else
-      if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xclang; then
-        # Some versions of llvm do not like -Wundef
-        $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -Wno-undef"
-      fi
-    fi
-  elif test "x$OPENJDK_$1_OS" = xmacosx; then
-    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -Wno-deprecated -Wpointer-arith \
-        -Wsign-compare -Wundef -Wunused-function -Wformat=2"
-  fi
-
   # Additional macosx handling
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_$1_OS" = xmacosx; then
+  if test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xmacosx; then
     # MACOSX_VERSION_MIN specifies the lowest version of Macosx that the built
     # binaries should be compatible with, even if compiled on a newer version
     # of the OS. It currently has a hard coded value. Setting this also limits
@@ -1150,13 +357,568 @@
         [MACOSX_VERSION_MAX=]
     )
     AC_SUBST(MACOSX_VERSION_MAX)
+  fi
 
+  FLAGS_SETUP_ABI_PROFILE
+
+  # Optional POSIX functionality needed by the JVM
+  #
+  # Check if clock_gettime is available and in which library. This indicates
+  # availability of CLOCK_MONOTONIC for hotspot. But we don't need to link, so
+  # don't let it update LIBS.
+  save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+  AC_SEARCH_LIBS(clock_gettime, rt, [HAS_CLOCK_GETTIME=true], [])
+  if test "x$LIBS" = "x-lrt "; then
+    CLOCK_GETTIME_IN_LIBRT=true
+  fi
+  LIBS="$save_LIBS"
+
+  FLAGS_OS=OPENJDK_TARGET_OS
+  FLAGS_OS_TYPE=OPENJDK_TARGET_OS_TYPE
+  FLAGS_CPU=OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU
+  FLAGS_CPU_ARCH=OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_ARCH
+  FLAGS_CPU_BITS=OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_BITS
+  FLAGS_CPU_ENDIAN=OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_ENDIAN
+  FLAGS_CPU_LEGACY=OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_LEGACY
+  FLAGS_ADD_LP64=OPENJDK_TARGET_ADD_LP64
+
+  # On some platforms (mac) the linker warns about non existing -L dirs.
+  # For any of the variants server, client or minimal, the dir matches the
+  # variant name. The "main" variant should be used for linking. For the
+  # rest, the dir is just server.
+  if HOTSPOT_CHECK_JVM_VARIANT(server) || HOTSPOT_CHECK_JVM_VARIANT(client) \
+      || HOTSPOT_CHECK_JVM_VARIANT(minimal); then
+    JVM_VARIANT_PATH=$JVM_VARIANT_MAIN
+  else
+    JVM_VARIANT_PATH=server
+  fi
+
+  FLAGS_SETUP_COMPILER_FLAGS_FOR_JDK_HELPER([TARGET])
+
+  FLAGS_OS=OPENJDK_BUILD_OS
+  FLAGS_OS_TYPE=OPENJDK_BUILD_OS_TYPE
+  FLAGS_CPU=OPENJDK_BUILD_CPU
+  FLAGS_CPU_ARCH=OPENJDK_BUILD_CPU_ARCH
+  FLAGS_CPU_BITS=OPENJDK_BUILD_CPU_BITS
+  FLAGS_CPU_ENDIAN=OPENJDK_BUILD_CPU_ENDIAN
+  FLAGS_CPU_LEGACY=OPENJDK_BUILD_CPU_LEGACY
+  FLAGS_ADD_LP64=OPENJDK_BUILD_ADD_LP64=
+
+  # When building a buildjdk, it's always only the server variant
+  OPENJDK_BUILD_JVM_VARIANT_PATH=server
+
+  FLAGS_SETUP_COMPILER_FLAGS_FOR_JDK_HELPER([BUILD], [OPENJDK_BUILD_])
+
+  # Tests are only ever compiled for TARGET
+  # Flags for compiling test libraries
+  CFLAGS_TESTLIB="$COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK $CFLAGS_JDK $PICFLAG ${_SPECIAL_EXTRA_1} ${_SPECIAL_EXTRA_2}"
+  CXXFLAGS_TESTLIB="$COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK $CXXFLAGS_JDK $PICFLAG ${_SPECIAL_EXTRA_1} ${_SPECIAL_EXTRA_2}"
+
+  # Flags for compiling test executables
+  CFLAGS_TESTEXE="$COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK $CFLAGS_JDK"
+  CXXFLAGS_TESTEXE="$COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK $CXXFLAGS_JDK"
+
+  AC_SUBST(CFLAGS_TESTLIB)
+  AC_SUBST(CFLAGS_TESTEXE)
+  AC_SUBST(CXXFLAGS_TESTLIB)
+  AC_SUBST(CXXFLAGS_TESTEXE)
+
+  LDFLAGS_TESTLIB="$LDFLAGS_JDKLIB"
+  LDFLAGS_TESTEXE="$LDFLAGS_JDKEXE $JAVA_BASE_LDFLAGS"
+
+  AC_SUBST(LDFLAGS_TESTLIB)
+  AC_SUBST(LDFLAGS_TESTEXE)
+
+])
+
+################################################################################
+# $1 - Either BUILD or TARGET to pick the correct OS/CPU variables to check
+#      conditionals against.
+# $2 - Optional prefix for each variable defined.
+AC_DEFUN([FLAGS_SETUP_COMPILER_FLAGS_FOR_JDK_HELPER],
+[
+  # Special extras...
+  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xsolstudio; then
+    if test "x$FLAGS_CPU_ARCH" = "xsparc"; then
+      $2_SPECIAL_EXTRA_1="-xregs=no%appl" # add on both EXTRA
+    fi
+    $2_SPECIAL_EXTRA_2="-errtags=yes -errfmt" # add on both EXTRA
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xxlc; then
+    $2_SPECIAL_1="-qchars=signed -qfullpath -qsaveopt"  # add on both CFLAGS
+    $2CFLAGS_JDK="${$2CFLAGS_JDK} ${$2_SPECIAL_1}"
+    $2CXXFLAGS_JDK="${$2CXXFLAGS_JDK} ${$2_SPECIAL_1}"
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
+    $2CXXSTD_CXXFLAG="-std=gnu++98" # only for CXX and JVM
+    FLAGS_CXX_COMPILER_CHECK_ARGUMENTS(ARGUMENT: [[$]$2CXXSTD_CXXFLAG -Werror],
+    						 IF_FALSE: [$2CXXSTD_CXXFLAG=""])
+    $2CXXFLAGS_JDK="${$2CXXFLAGS_JDK} ${$2CXXSTD_CXXFLAG}"
+    $2JVM_CFLAGS="${$2JVM_CFLAGS} ${$2CXXSTD_CXXFLAG}"
+    AC_SUBST($2CXXSTD_CXXFLAG)
+  fi
+
+  $2CFLAGS_JDK="${$2CFLAGS_JDK} ${$2EXTRA_CFLAGS}"
+  $2CXXFLAGS_JDK="${$2CXXFLAGS_JDK} ${$2EXTRA_CXXFLAGS}"
+  $2LDFLAGS_JDK="${$2LDFLAGS_JDK} ${$2EXTRA_LDFLAGS}"
+
+  #### OS DEFINES, these should be independent on toolchain
+  if test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xlinux; then
+    $2_CFLAGS_OS_DEF_JVM="-DLINUX"
+    $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS [$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK  \
+        -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_REENTRANT -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE"
+  elif test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xsolaris; then
+    $2_CFLAGS_OS_DEF_JVM="-DSOLARIS"
+    $2_SPECIAL_2="-D__solaris__"  # add on both CFLAGS
+    $2CFLAGS_JDK="${$2CFLAGS_JDK} ${$2_SPECIAL_2}"
+    $2CXXFLAGS_JDK="${$2CXXFLAGS_JDK} ${$2_SPECIAL_2}"
+  elif test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xmacosx; then
+    $2_CFLAGS_OS_DEF_JVM="-D_ALLBSD_SOURCE -D_DARWIN_C_SOURCE -D_XOPEN_SOURCE"
+    $2_CFLAGS_OS_DEF_JDK="-D_ALLBSD_SOURCE -D_DARWIN_UNLIMITED_SELECT"
+  elif test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xaix; then
+    $2_CFLAGS_OS_DEF_JVM="-DAIX"
+  elif test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xbsd; then
+    $2_CFLAGS_OS_DEF_JDK="-D_ALLBSD_SOURCE"
+  elif test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xwindows; then
+    $2_CFLAGS_OS_DEF_JVM="-D_WINDOWS -DWIN32 -D_JNI_IMPLEMENTATION_"
+  fi
+
+  # Setup target OS define. Use OS target name but in upper case.
+  FLAGS_OS_UPPERCASE=`$ECHO $FLAGS_OS | $TR 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz' 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'`
+  $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -D$FLAGS_OS_UPPERCASE ${$2_CFLAGS_OS_DEF_JDK}"
+
+  #### CPU DEFINES, these should be independent on toolchain
+
+  # Setup target CPU
+  $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK \
+      $FLAGS_ADD_LP64 \
+      -DARCH='\"$FLAGS_CPU_LEGACY\"' -D$FLAGS_CPU_LEGACY"
+
+  # Setup endianness
+  if test "x$FLAGS_CPU_ENDIAN" = xlittle; then
+    # The macro _LITTLE_ENDIAN needs to be defined the same to avoid the
+    #   Sun C compiler warning message: warning: macro redefined: _LITTLE_ENDIAN
+    #   (The Solaris X86 system defines this in file /usr/include/sys/isa_defs.h).
+    #   Note: -Dmacro         is the same as    #define macro 1
+    #         -Dmacro=        is the same as    #define macro
+    if test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xsolaris; then
+      $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -D_LITTLE_ENDIAN="
+    else
+      $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -D_LITTLE_ENDIAN"
+    fi
+  else
+    # Same goes for _BIG_ENDIAN. Do we really need to set *ENDIAN on Solaris if they
+    # are defined in the system?
+    if test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xsolaris; then
+      $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -D_BIG_ENDIAN="
+    else
+      $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -D_BIG_ENDIAN"
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  #### TOOLCHAIN DEFINES
+
+  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
+    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_REENTRANT"
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xclang; then
+    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -D_GNU_SOURCE"
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xsolstudio; then
+    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -DSPARC_WORKS"
+    $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS [$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -DTRACING -DMACRO_MEMSYS_OPS -DBREAKPTS"
+    if test "x$FLAGS_CPU_ARCH" = xx86; then
+      $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -DcpuIntel -Di586 -D$FLAGS_CPU_LEGACY_LIB"
+    fi
+    $2CXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2CXXFLAGS_JDK -DCC_NOEX"
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xxlc; then
+    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -D_REENTRANT"
+    $2_COMMON_TOOLCHAIN_DEFINES="-D_GNU_SOURCE -D_REENTRANT -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -DSTDC"
+    $2CFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2CFLAGS_JDK ${$2_COMMON_TOOLCHAIN_DEFINES}"
+    $2CXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2CXXFLAGS_JDK ${$2_COMMON_TOOLCHAIN_DEFINES}"
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then
+    $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS [$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK \
+        -DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE -D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE \
+        -DWIN32 -DIAL"
+    if test "x$FLAGS_CPU" = xx86_64; then
+      $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -D_AMD64_ -Damd64"
+    else
+      $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -D_X86_ -Dx86"
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  # PER TOOLCHAIN:
+    # LINKER_BASIC
+    # LINKER: shared-lib-special, exe-special
+    # LINKER: arch/cpu-special
+  # COMPILER-ARCH/CPU-special (-m, -f...)
+  # COMPILER-warnings
+  # COMPILER: shared-lib-special, exe-special
+
+  # LINKER LDFLAGS
+
+  # BASIC_LDFLAGS (per toolchain)
+  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
+    # If this is a --hash-style=gnu system, use --hash-style=both, why?
+    # We have previously set HAS_GNU_HASH if this is the case
+    if test -n "$HAS_GNU_HASH"; then
+      BASIC_LDFLAGS="-Wl,--hash-style=both"
+      LIBJSIG_HASHSTYLE_LDFLAGS="-Wl,--hash-style=both"
+      AC_SUBST(LIBJSIG_HASHSTYLE_LDFLAGS)
+    fi
+
+    # And since we now know that the linker is gnu, then add -z defs, to forbid
+    # undefined symbols in object files.
+    BASIC_LDFLAGS="$BASIC_LDFLAGS -Wl,-z,defs"
+
+    BASIC_LDFLAGS_JDK_ONLY=
+    BASIC_LDFLAGS_JVM_ONLY="-Wl,-z,noexecstack -Wl,-O1"
+
+    BASIC_LDFLAGS_JDK_LIB_ONLY="-Wl,-z,noexecstack"
+    LIBJSIG_NOEXECSTACK_LDFLAGS="-Wl,-z,noexecstack"
+
+
+    if test "x$HAS_LINKER_RELRO" = "xtrue"; then
+      BASIC_LDFLAGS_JVM_ONLY="$BASIC_LDFLAGS_JVM_ONLY $LINKER_RELRO_FLAG"
+    fi
+
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xclang; then
+    BASIC_LDFLAGS_JVM_ONLY="-mno-omit-leaf-frame-pointer -mstack-alignment=16 -stdlib=libstdc++ -fPIC"
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xsolstudio; then
+    BASIC_LDFLAGS="-Wl,-z,defs"
+    BASIC_LDFLAGS_ONLYCXX="-norunpath"
+    BASIC_LDFLAGS_ONLYCXX_JDK_ONLY="-xnolib"
+
+    BASIC_LDFLAGS_JDK_ONLY="-ztext"
+    BASIC_LDFLAGS_JVM_ONLY="-library=%none -mt -z noversion"
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xxlc; then
+    BASIC_LDFLAGS="-b64 -brtl -bnolibpath -bexpall -bernotok -btextpsize:64K -bdatapsize:64K -bstackpsize:64K"
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then
+    BASIC_LDFLAGS="-nologo -opt:ref"
+    BASIC_LDFLAGS_JDK_ONLY="-incremental:no"
+    BASIC_LDFLAGS_JVM_ONLY="-opt:icf,8 -subsystem:windows -base:0x8000000"
+  fi
+  $2LDFLAGS_JDK="${$2LDFLAGS_JDK} ${BASIC_LDFLAGS}"
+  $2JVM_LDFLAGS="${$2JVM_LDFLAGS} ${BASIC_LDFLAGS} $BASIC_LDFLAGS_ONLYCXX"
+  $2LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK="[$]$2LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK $BASIC_LDFLAGS_ONLYCXX"
+
+  # CPU_LDFLAGS (per toolchain)
+  # This can differ between TARGET and BUILD.
+  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
+      if test "x$FLAGS_CPU" = xx86; then
+        $2_CPU_LDFLAGS_JVM_ONLY="-march=i586"
+      fi
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xclang; then
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xsolstudio; then
+    if test "x$FLAGS_CPU_ARCH" = "xsparc"; then
+      $2_CPU_LDFLAGS_JVM_ONLY="-xarch=sparc"
+    fi
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xxlc; then
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then
+    if test "x$FLAGS_CPU" = "xx86"; then
+      $2_CPU_LDFLAGS="-safeseh"
+      # NOTE: Old build added -machine. Probably not needed.
+      $2_CPU_LDFLAGS_JVM_ONLY="-machine:I386"
+    else
+      $2_CPU_LDFLAGS_JVM_ONLY="-machine:AMD64"
+    fi
+    fi
+  fi
+  $2LDFLAGS_JDK="${$2LDFLAGS_JDK} ${$2_CPU_LDFLAGS}"
+  $2JVM_LDFLAGS="${$2JVM_LDFLAGS} ${$2_CPU_LDFLAGS} ${$2_CPU_LDFLAGS_JVM_ONLY}"
+
+  # OS_LDFLAGS (per toolchain)
+  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xclang || test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
+    if test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xmacosx; then
+      # Assume clang or gcc.
+      # FIXME: We should really generalize SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN instead.
+      OS_LDFLAGS_JVM_ONLY="[$]$2JVM_LDFLAGS -Wl,-rpath,@loader_path/. -Wl,-rpath,@loader_path/.."
+
+      OS_LDFLAGS_JDK_ONLY="[$]$2LDFLAGS_JDK -mmacosx-version-min=\$(MACOSX_VERSION_MIN)"
+    fi
+  fi
+  $2LDFLAGS_JDK="${$2LDFLAGS_JDK} ${$OS_LDFLAGS_JDK_ONLY}"
+  $2JVM_LDFLAGS="${$2JVM_LDFLAGS} ${$OS_LDFLAGS_JVM_ONLY}"
+
+  # DEBUGLEVEL_LDFLAGS (per toolchain)
+  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
+    if test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xlinux; then
+       if test x$DEBUG_LEVEL = xrelease; then
+          DEBUGLEVEL_LDFLAGS_JDK_ONLY="${$2LDFLAGS_JDK} -Wl,-O1"
+       else
+          # mark relocations read only on (fast/slow) debug builds
+          if test "x$HAS_LINKER_RELRO" = "xtrue"; then
+            DEBUGLEVEL_LDFLAGS_JDK_ONLY="$LINKER_RELRO_FLAG"
+          fi
+       fi
+       if test x$DEBUG_LEVEL = xslowdebug; then
+          if test "x$HAS_LINKER_NOW" = "xtrue"; then
+            # do relocations at load
+            DEBUGLEVEL_LDFLAGS="$LINKER_NOW_FLAG"
+          fi
+       fi
+    fi
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xxlc; then
+    # We need '-qminimaltoc' or '-qpic=large -bbigtoc' if the TOC overflows.
+    # Hotspot now overflows its 64K TOC (currently only for debug),
+    # so we build with '-qpic=large -bbigtoc'.
+    if test "x$DEBUG_LEVEL" != xrelease; then
+      DEBUGLEVEL_LDFLAGS_JVM_ONLY="[$]$2JVM_LDFLAGS -bbigtoc"
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  # EXECUTABLE_LDFLAGS (per toolchain)
+  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
+    EXECUTABLE_LDFLAGS="[$]$2LDFLAGS_JDKEXE -Wl,--allow-shlib-undefined"
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then
+    if test "x$FLAGS_CPU" = "x86_64"; then
+      LDFLAGS_STACK_SIZE=1048576
+    else
+      LDFLAGS_STACK_SIZE=327680
+    fi
+    $2_CPU_EXECUTABLE_LDFLAGS="${$2LDFLAGS_JDKEXE} -stack:$LDFLAGS_STACK_SIZE"
+  fi
+  $2LDFLAGS_JDKEXE="${$2LDFLAGS_JDK}"
+  $2LDFLAGS_JDKEXE="${$2LDFLAGS_JDKEXE} ${$2EXTRA_LDFLAGS_JDK}"
+
+  # LIBRARY_LDFLAGS (per toolchain)
+  # Customize LDFLAGS for libs
+  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then
+    LDFLAGS_JDK_LIBPATH="-libpath:${OUTPUTDIR}/support/modules_libs/java.base"
+  else
+    LDFLAGS_JDK_LIBPATH="-L\$(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/modules_libs/java.base \
+        -L\$(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/modules_libs/java.base/${$2JVM_VARIANT_PATH}"
+  fi
+
+  LIBRARY_LDFLAGS_JDK_ONLY="${SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS} ${LDFLAGS_NO_EXEC_STACK} $LDFLAGS_JDK_LIBPATH ${$2EXTRA_LDFLAGS_JDK} $BASIC_LDFLAGS_JDK_LIB_ONLY"
+  $2LDFLAGS_JDKLIB="${LIBRARY_LDFLAGS_JDK_ONLY} "
+
+  # PER OS?
+    # LIBS: default libs
+
+  ###############################################################################
+  #
+  # Now setup the CFLAGS and LDFLAGS for the JDK build.
+  # Later we will also have CFLAGS and LDFLAGS for the hotspot subrepo build.
+  #
+
+  # Setup compiler/platform specific flags into
+  #    $2CFLAGS_JDK    - C Compiler flags
+  #    $2CXXFLAGS_JDK  - C++ Compiler flags
+  #    $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK - common to C and C++
+  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
+    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -fcheck-new"
+    if test "x$FLAGS_CPU" = xx86; then
+      # Force compatibility with i586 on 32 bit intel platforms.
+      $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS="${$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS} -march=i586"
+      $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -march=i586"
+    fi
+    $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS [$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused -Wno-unused-parameter -Wformat=2 \
+        -pipe"
+    case $FLAGS_CPU_ARCH in
+      arm )
+        # on arm we don't prevent gcc to omit frame pointer but do prevent strict aliasing
+        $2CFLAGS_JDK="${$2CFLAGS_JDK} -fno-strict-aliasing"
+        $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="${$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK} -fsigned-char"
+        ;;
+      ppc )
+        # on ppc we don't prevent gcc to omit frame pointer but do prevent strict aliasing
+        $2CFLAGS_JDK="${$2CFLAGS_JDK} -fno-strict-aliasing"
+        ;;
+      s390 )
+        $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -fno-omit-frame-pointer -mbackchain -march=z10"
+        $2CFLAGS_JDK="${$2CFLAGS_JDK} -fno-strict-aliasing"
+        ;;
+      * )
+        $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -fno-omit-frame-pointer"
+        $2CFLAGS_JDK="${$2CFLAGS_JDK} -fno-strict-aliasing"
+        ;;
+    esac
+    TOOLCHAIN_CHECK_COMPILER_VERSION(VERSION: 6, PREFIX: $2, IF_AT_LEAST: FLAGS_SETUP_GCC6_COMPILER_FLAGS($2))
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xclang; then
+
+    # Restrict the debug information created by Clang to avoid
+    # too big object files and speed the build up a little bit
+    # (see http://llvm.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=7554)
+    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -flimit-debug-info"
+    if test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xlinux; then
+      if test "x$FLAGS_CPU" = xx86; then
+        # Force compatibility with i586 on 32 bit intel platforms.
+        $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS="${$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS} -march=i586"
+        $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -march=i586"
+      fi
+      $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -Wno-sometimes-uninitialized"
+      $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS [$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused -Wno-unused-parameter -Wformat=2 \
+          -pipe"
+      case $FLAGS_CPU_ARCH in
+        ppc )
+          # on ppc we don't prevent gcc to omit frame pointer but do prevent strict aliasing
+          $2CFLAGS_JDK="${$2CFLAGS_JDK} -fno-strict-aliasing"
+          ;;
+        * )
+          $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -fno-omit-frame-pointer"
+          $2CFLAGS_JDK="${$2CFLAGS_JDK} -fno-strict-aliasing"
+          ;;
+      esac
+    fi
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xsolstudio; then
+
+    $2CFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2CFLAGS_JDK -xc99=%none -xCC -errshort=tags -Xa -v -mt -W0,-noglobal"
+    $2CXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2CXXFLAGS_JDK -errtags=yes +w -mt -features=no%except -norunpath -xnolib"
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xxlc; then
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then
+    $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS [$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK \
+        -MD -Zc:wchar_t- -W3 -wd4800"
+  fi
+
+  ###############################################################################
+
+  # Adjust flags according to debug level.
+  case $DEBUG_LEVEL in
+    fastdebug | slowdebug )
+      $2CFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2CFLAGS_JDK $CFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS $CFLAGS_DEBUG_OPTIONS"
+      $2CXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2CXXFLAGS_JDK $CXXFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS $CXXFLAGS_DEBUG_OPTIONS"
+      ;;
+    release )
+      ;;
+    * )
+      AC_MSG_ERROR([Unrecognized \$DEBUG_LEVEL: $DEBUG_LEVEL])
+      ;;
+  esac
+
+  # Set some common defines. These works for all compilers, but assume
+  # -D is universally accepted.
+
+  # Always enable optional macros for VM.
+  $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -D__STDC_FORMAT_MACROS"
+  $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -D__STDC_LIMIT_MACROS"
+  $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -D__STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS"
+
+  # Setup debug/release defines
+  if test "x$DEBUG_LEVEL" = xrelease; then
+    $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -DNDEBUG"
+    if test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xsolaris; then
+      $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -DTRIMMED"
+    fi
+  else
+    $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -DDEBUG"
+  fi
+
+  # Optional POSIX functionality needed by the VM
+
+  if test "x$HAS_CLOCK_GETTIME" = "xtrue"; then
+    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -DSUPPORTS_CLOCK_MONOTONIC"
+    if test "x$CLOCK_GETTIME_IN_LIBRT" = "xtrue"; then
+      $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -DNEEDS_LIBRT"
+    fi
+  fi
+
+
+  # Set some additional per-OS defines.
+  if test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xlinux; then
+    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -DLINUX"
+    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -pipe $PICFLAG -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions \
+        -fvisibility=hidden -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-omit-frame-pointer"
+  elif test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xsolaris; then
+    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -DSOLARIS"
+    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -template=no%extdef -features=no%split_init \
+        -D_Crun_inline_placement -library=stlport4 $PICFLAG -mt -features=no%except"
+  elif test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xmacosx; then
+    $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -D_ALLBSD_SOURCE -D_DARWIN_UNLIMITED_SELECT"
+    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -D_ALLBSD_SOURCE"
+    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -D_DARWIN_C_SOURCE -D_XOPEN_SOURCE"
+    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions -fvisibility=hidden \
+        -mno-omit-leaf-frame-pointer -mstack-alignment=16 -pipe -fno-strict-aliasing \
+        -fno-omit-frame-pointer"
+  elif test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xaix; then
+    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -DAIX"
+    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -qtune=balanced \
+        -qalias=noansi -qstrict -qtls=default -qlanglvl=c99vla \
+        -qlanglvl=noredefmac -qnortti -qnoeh -qignerrno"
+    # We need '-qminimaltoc' or '-qpic=large -bbigtoc' if the TOC overflows.
+    # Hotspot now overflows its 64K TOC (currently only for debug),
+    # so for debug we build with '-qpic=large -bbigtoc'.
+    if test "x$DEBUG_LEVEL" = xslowdebug || test "x$DEBUG_LEVEL" = xfastdebug; then
+      $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -qpic=large"
+    fi
+  elif test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xbsd; then
+    $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -D_ALLBSD_SOURCE"
+  elif test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xwindows; then
+    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -D_WINDOWS -DWIN32 -D_JNI_IMPLEMENTATION_"
+    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -nologo -W3 -MD -MP"
+  fi
+
+  # Set some additional per-CPU defines.
+  if test "x$FLAGS_OS-$FLAGS_CPU" = xwindows-x86; then
+    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -arch:IA32"
+  elif test "x$FLAGS_OS-$FLAGS_CPU" = xsolaris-sparcv9; then
+    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -xarch=sparc"
+  elif test "x$FLAGS_CPU" = xppc64; then
+    if test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xlinux; then
+      $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -minsert-sched-nops=regroup_exact -mno-multiple -mno-string"
+      # fixes `relocation truncated to fit' error for gcc 4.1.
+      $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -mminimal-toc"
+      # Use ppc64 instructions, but schedule for power5
+      $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -mcpu=powerpc64 -mtune=power5"
+    elif test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xaix; then
+      $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -qarch=ppc64"
+    fi
+  elif test "x$FLAGS_CPU" = xppc64le; then
+    if test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xlinux; then
+      $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -minsert-sched-nops=regroup_exact -mno-multiple -mno-string"
+      # Little endian machine uses ELFv2 ABI.
+      $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -DABI_ELFv2"
+      # Use Power8, this is the first CPU to support PPC64 LE with ELFv2 ABI.
+      $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -mcpu=power8 -mtune=power8"
+    fi
+  elif test "x$FLAGS_CPU" = xs390x; then
+    if test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xlinux; then
+      $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -mbackchain -march=z10"
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  if test "x$FLAGS_CPU_ENDIAN" = xlittle; then
+    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -DVM_LITTLE_ENDIAN"
+  fi
+
+  if test "x$FLAGS_CPU_BITS" = x64; then
+    if test "x$FLAGS_OS" != xsolaris && test "x$FLAGS_OS" != xaix; then
+      # Solaris does not have _LP64=1 in the old build.
+      # xlc on AIX defines _LP64=1 by default and issues a warning if we redefine it.
+      $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -D_LP64=1"
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  # Set $2JVM_CFLAGS warning handling
+  if test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xlinux; then
+    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -Wpointer-arith -Wsign-compare -Wunused-function \
+        -Wunused-value -Woverloaded-virtual"
+
+    if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
+      TOOLCHAIN_CHECK_COMPILER_VERSION(VERSION: [4.8], PREFIX: $2,
+          IF_AT_LEAST: [
+            # These flags either do not work or give spurious warnings prior to gcc 4.8.
+            $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -Wno-format-zero-length -Wtype-limits -Wuninitialized"
+          ]
+      )
+    fi
+    if ! HOTSPOT_CHECK_JVM_VARIANT(zero); then
+      # Non-zero builds have stricter warnings
+      $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -Wreturn-type -Wundef -Wformat=2"
+    else
+      if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xclang; then
+        # Some versions of llvm do not like -Wundef
+        $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -Wno-undef"
+      fi
+    fi
+  elif test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xmacosx; then
+    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -Wno-deprecated -Wpointer-arith \
+        -Wsign-compare -Wundef -Wunused-function -Wformat=2"
+  fi
+
+  # Additional macosx handling
+  if test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xmacosx; then
     # Let the flags variables get resolved in make for easier override on make
     # command line. AvailabilityMacros.h versions have no dots, ex: 1070.
     $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK \
         -DMAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=\$(subst .,,\$(MACOSX_VERSION_MIN)) \
         -mmacosx-version-min=\$(MACOSX_VERSION_MIN)"
-    $2LDFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2LDFLAGS_JDK -mmacosx-version-min=\$(MACOSX_VERSION_MIN)"
     $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS \
         -DMAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=\$(subst .,,\$(MACOSX_VERSION_MIN)) \
         -mmacosx-version-min=\$(MACOSX_VERSION_MIN)"
@@ -1175,15 +937,16 @@
       -I\$(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/modules_include/java.base \
       -I\$(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/modules_include/java.base/\$(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS_INCLUDE_SUBDIR) \
       -I${TOPDIR}/src/java.base/share/native/libjava \
-      -I${TOPDIR}/src/java.base/$OPENJDK_$1_OS_TYPE/native/libjava \
+      -I${TOPDIR}/src/java.base/$FLAGS_OS_TYPE/native/libjava \
       -I${TOPDIR}/src/hotspot/share/include \
       -I${TOPDIR}/src/hotspot/os/${HOTSPOT_$1_OS_TYPE}/include"
 
   # The shared libraries are compiled using the picflag.
+
   $2CFLAGS_JDKLIB="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK \
-      [$]$2CFLAGS_JDK [$]$2EXTRA_CFLAGS_JDK $PICFLAG [$]$2CFLAGS_JDKLIB_EXTRA"
+      [$]$2CFLAGS_JDK [$]$2EXTRA_CFLAGS_JDK $PICFLAG ${$2_SPECIAL_EXTRA_1} ${$2_SPECIAL_EXTRA_2}"
   $2CXXFLAGS_JDKLIB="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK \
-      [$]$2CXXFLAGS_JDK [$]$2EXTRA_CXXFLAGS_JDK $PICFLAG [$]$2CXXFLAGS_JDKLIB_EXTRA"
+      [$]$2CXXFLAGS_JDK [$]$2EXTRA_CXXFLAGS_JDK $PICFLAG ${$2_SPECIAL_EXTRA_1} ${$2_SPECIAL_EXTRA_2}"
 
   # Executable flags
   $2CFLAGS_JDKEXE="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK [$]$2CFLAGS_JDK [$]$2EXTRA_CFLAGS_JDK"
@@ -1194,206 +957,49 @@
   AC_SUBST($2CXXFLAGS_JDKLIB)
   AC_SUBST($2CXXFLAGS_JDKEXE)
 
-  # Setup LDFLAGS et al.
-  #
 
   if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then
-    LDFLAGS_MICROSOFT="-nologo -opt:ref"
-    $2LDFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2LDFLAGS_JDK $LDFLAGS_MICROSOFT -incremental:no"
-    $2JVM_LDFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_LDFLAGS $LDFLAGS_MICROSOFT -opt:icf,8 -subsystem:windows -base:0x8000000"
-    if test "x$OPENJDK_$1_CPU_BITS" = "x32"; then
-      LDFLAGS_SAFESH="-safeseh"
-      $2LDFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2LDFLAGS_JDK $LDFLAGS_SAFESH"
-      $2JVM_LDFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_LDFLAGS $LDFLAGS_SAFESH"
-      # NOTE: Old build added -machine. Probably not needed.
-      $2JVM_LDFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_LDFLAGS -machine:I386"
-    else
-      $2JVM_LDFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_LDFLAGS -machine:AMD64"
-    fi
-  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xclang; then
-      $2JVM_LDFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_LDFLAGS -mno-omit-leaf-frame-pointer -mstack-alignment=16 -stdlib=libstdc++ -fPIC"
-      if test "x$OPENJDK_$1_OS" = xmacosx; then
-        # FIXME: We should really generalize SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN instead.
-        $2JVM_LDFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_LDFLAGS -Wl,-rpath,@loader_path/. -Wl,-rpath,@loader_path/.."
-    fi
-  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
-    # If this is a --hash-style=gnu system, use --hash-style=both, why?
-    # We have previously set HAS_GNU_HASH if this is the case
-    if test -n "$HAS_GNU_HASH"; then
-      $2LDFLAGS_HASH_STYLE="-Wl,--hash-style=both"
-      $2LDFLAGS_JDK="${$2LDFLAGS_JDK} [$]$2LDFLAGS_HASH_STYLE"
-      $2JVM_LDFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_LDFLAGS [$]$2LDFLAGS_HASH_STYLE"
-    fi
-      if test "x$OPENJDK_$1_OS" = xmacosx; then
-        $2JVM_LDFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_LDFLAGS -Wl,-rpath,@loader_path/. -Wl,-rpath,@loader_path/.."
-    fi
-    if test "x$OPENJDK_$1_OS" = xlinux; then
-      # And since we now know that the linker is gnu, then add -z defs, to forbid
-      # undefined symbols in object files.
-      LDFLAGS_NO_UNDEF_SYM="-Wl,-z,defs"
-      $2LDFLAGS_JDK="${$2LDFLAGS_JDK} $LDFLAGS_NO_UNDEF_SYM"
-      $2JVM_LDFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_LDFLAGS  $LDFLAGS_NO_UNDEF_SYM"
-      LDFLAGS_NO_EXEC_STACK="-Wl,-z,noexecstack"
-      $2JVM_LDFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_LDFLAGS $LDFLAGS_NO_EXEC_STACK"
-      if test "x$OPENJDK_$1_CPU" = xx86; then
-        $2JVM_LDFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_LDFLAGS -march=i586"
-      fi
-      case $DEBUG_LEVEL in
-        release )
-          # tell linker to optimize libraries.
-          # Should this be supplied to the OSS linker as well?
-          LDFLAGS_DEBUGLEVEL_release="-Wl,-O1"
-          $2LDFLAGS_JDK="${$2LDFLAGS_JDK} $LDFLAGS_DEBUGLEVEL_release"
-          $2JVM_LDFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_LDFLAGS $LDFLAGS_DEBUGLEVEL_release"
-          if test "x$HAS_LINKER_RELRO" = "xtrue"; then
-            $2JVM_LDFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_LDFLAGS $LINKER_RELRO_FLAG"
-          fi
-          ;;
-        slowdebug )
-          # Hotspot always let the linker optimize
-          $2JVM_LDFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_LDFLAGS -Wl,-O1"
-          if test "x$HAS_LINKER_NOW" = "xtrue"; then
-            # do relocations at load
-            $2LDFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2LDFLAGS_JDK $LINKER_NOW_FLAG"
-            $2LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK="[$]$2LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK $LINKER_NOW_FLAG"
-            $2JVM_LDFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_LDFLAGS $LINKER_NOW_FLAG"
-          fi
-          if test "x$HAS_LINKER_RELRO" = "xtrue"; then
-            # mark relocations read only
-            $2LDFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2LDFLAGS_JDK $LINKER_RELRO_FLAG"
-            $2LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK="[$]$2LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK $LINKER_RELRO_FLAG"
-            $2JVM_LDFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_LDFLAGS $LINKER_RELRO_FLAG"
-          fi
-          ;;
-        fastdebug )
-          # Hotspot always let the linker optimize
-          $2JVM_LDFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_LDFLAGS -Wl,-O1"
-          if test "x$HAS_LINKER_RELRO" = "xtrue"; then
-            # mark relocations read only
-            $2LDFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2LDFLAGS_JDK $LINKER_RELRO_FLAG"
-            $2LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK="[$]$2LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK $LINKER_RELRO_FLAG"
-            $2JVM_LDFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_LDFLAGS $LINKER_RELRO_FLAG"
-          fi
-          ;;
-        * )
-          AC_MSG_ERROR([Unrecognized \$DEBUG_LEVEL: $DEBUG_LEVEL])
-          ;;
-        esac
-    fi
-  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xsolstudio; then
-    LDFLAGS_SOLSTUDIO="-Wl,-z,defs"
-    $2LDFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2LDFLAGS_JDK $LDFLAGS_SOLSTUDIO -ztext"
-    LDFLAGS_CXX_SOLSTUDIO="-norunpath"
-    $2LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK="[$]$2LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK $LDFLAGS_CXX_SOLSTUDIO -xnolib"
-    $2JVM_LDFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_LDFLAGS $LDFLAGS_SOLSTUDIO -library=%none -mt $LDFLAGS_CXX_SOLSTUDIO -z noversion"
-    if test "x$OPENJDK_$1_CPU_ARCH" = "xsparc"; then
-      $2JVM_LDFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_LDFLAGS -xarch=sparc"
-    fi
-  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xxlc; then
-    LDFLAGS_XLC="-b64 -brtl -bnolibpath -bexpall -bernotok -btextpsize:64K -bdatapsize:64K -bstackpsize:64K"
-    $2LDFLAGS_JDK="${$2LDFLAGS_JDK} $LDFLAGS_XLC"
-    $2JVM_LDFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_LDFLAGS $LDFLAGS_XLC"
-    # We need '-qminimaltoc' or '-qpic=large -bbigtoc' if the TOC overflows.
-    # Hotspot now overflows its 64K TOC (currently only for debug),
-    # so we build with '-qpic=large -bbigtoc'.
-    if test "x$DEBUG_LEVEL" = xslowdebug || test "x$DEBUG_LEVEL" = xfastdebug; then
-      $2JVM_LDFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_LDFLAGS -bbigtoc"
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  # Customize LDFLAGS for executables
-
-  $2LDFLAGS_JDKEXE="${$2LDFLAGS_JDK}"
-
-  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then
-    if test "x$OPENJDK_$1_CPU_BITS" = "x64"; then
-      LDFLAGS_STACK_SIZE=1048576
-    else
-      LDFLAGS_STACK_SIZE=327680
-    fi
-    $2LDFLAGS_JDKEXE="${$2LDFLAGS_JDKEXE} /STACK:$LDFLAGS_STACK_SIZE"
-  elif test "x$OPENJDK_$1_OS" = xlinux; then
-    $2LDFLAGS_JDKEXE="[$]$2LDFLAGS_JDKEXE -Wl,--allow-shlib-undefined"
-  fi
-
-  $2LDFLAGS_JDKEXE="${$2LDFLAGS_JDKEXE} ${$2EXTRA_LDFLAGS_JDK}"
-
-  # Customize LDFLAGS for libs
-  $2LDFLAGS_JDKLIB="${$2LDFLAGS_JDK}"
-
-  $2LDFLAGS_JDKLIB="${$2LDFLAGS_JDKLIB} ${SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS}"
-  $2LDFLAGS_JDKLIB="${$2LDFLAGS_JDKLIB} ${LDFLAGS_NO_EXEC_STACK}"
-  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then
-    $2JAVA_BASE_LDFLAGS="${$2JAVA_BASE_LDFLAGS} \
-        -libpath:${OUTPUTDIR}/support/modules_libs/java.base"
     $2JDKLIB_LIBS=""
   else
-    $2JAVA_BASE_LDFLAGS="${$2JAVA_BASE_LDFLAGS} \
-        -L\$(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/modules_libs/java.base"
-
-    if test "x$1" = "xTARGET"; then
-      # On some platforms (mac) the linker warns about non existing -L dirs.
-      # For any of the variants server, client or minimal, the dir matches the
-      # variant name. The "main" variant should be used for linking. For the
-      # rest, the dir is just server.
-      if HOTSPOT_CHECK_JVM_VARIANT(server) || HOTSPOT_CHECK_JVM_VARIANT(client) \
-          || HOTSPOT_CHECK_JVM_VARIANT(minimal); then
-        $2JAVA_BASE_LDFLAGS="${$2JAVA_BASE_LDFLAGS} \
-            -L\$(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/modules_libs/java.base/$JVM_VARIANT_MAIN"
-      else
-        $2JAVA_BASE_LDFLAGS="${$2JAVA_BASE_LDFLAGS} \
-            -L\$(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/modules_libs/java.base/server"
-      fi
-    elif test "x$1" = "xBUILD"; then
-      # When building a buildjdk, it's always only the server variant
-      $2JAVA_BASE_LDFLAGS="${$2JAVA_BASE_LDFLAGS} \
-          -L\$(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/modules_libs/java.base/server"
-    fi
-
     $2JDKLIB_LIBS="-ljava -ljvm"
     if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xsolstudio; then
       $2JDKLIB_LIBS="[$]$2JDKLIB_LIBS -lc"
     fi
-
   fi
 
-$2LDFLAGS_JDKLIB="${$2LDFLAGS_JDKLIB} ${$2JAVA_BASE_LDFLAGS}"
-
   # Set $2JVM_LIBS (per os)
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_$1_OS" = xlinux; then
+  if test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xlinux; then
     $2JVM_LIBS="[$]$2JVM_LIBS -lm -ldl -lpthread"
-  elif test "x$OPENJDK_$1_OS" = xsolaris; then
+  elif test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xsolaris; then
     # FIXME: This hard-coded path is not really proper.
-    if test "x$OPENJDK_$1_CPU" = xx86_64; then
+    if test "x$FLAGS_CPU" = xx86_64; then
       $2SOLARIS_LIBM_LIBS="/usr/lib/amd64/libm.so.1"
-    elif test "x$OPENJDK_$1_CPU" = xsparcv9; then
+    elif test "x$FLAGS_CPU" = xsparcv9; then
       $2SOLARIS_LIBM_LIBS="/usr/lib/sparcv9/libm.so.1"
     fi
     $2JVM_LIBS="[$]$2JVM_LIBS -lsocket -lsched -ldl $SOLARIS_LIBM_LIBS -lCrun \
         -lthread -ldoor -lc -ldemangle -lnsl -lrt"
-  elif test "x$OPENJDK_$1_OS" = xmacosx; then
+  elif test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xmacosx; then
     $2JVM_LIBS="[$]$2JVM_LIBS -lm"
-  elif test "x$OPENJDK_$1_OS" = xaix; then
+  elif test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xaix; then
     $2JVM_LIBS="[$]$2JVM_LIBS -Wl,-lC_r -lm -ldl -lpthread"
-  elif test "x$OPENJDK_$1_OS" = xbsd; then
+  elif test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xbsd; then
     $2JVM_LIBS="[$]$2JVM_LIBS -lm"
-  elif test "x$OPENJDK_$1_OS" = xwindows; then
+  elif test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xwindows; then
     $2JVM_LIBS="[$]$2JVM_LIBS kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib \
         comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib \
         wsock32.lib winmm.lib version.lib psapi.lib"
     fi
 
   # Set $2JVM_ASFLAGS
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_$1_OS" = xlinux; then
-    if test "x$OPENJDK_$1_CPU" = xx86; then
+  if test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xlinux; then
+    if test "x$FLAGS_CPU" = xx86; then
       $2JVM_ASFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_ASFLAGS -march=i586"
     fi
-  elif test "x$OPENJDK_$1_OS" = xmacosx; then
+  elif test "x$FLAGS_OS" = xmacosx; then
     $2JVM_ASFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_ASFLAGS -x assembler-with-cpp -mno-omit-leaf-frame-pointer -mstack-alignment=16"
   fi
 
-  $2LDFLAGS_JDKLIB="${$2LDFLAGS_JDKLIB} ${$2EXTRA_LDFLAGS_JDK}"
-
   AC_SUBST($2LDFLAGS_JDKLIB)
   AC_SUBST($2LDFLAGS_JDKEXE)
   AC_SUBST($2JDKLIB_LIBS)
--- a/make/autoconf/spec.gmk.in	Mon Feb 19 10:57:05 2018 +0100
+++ b/make/autoconf/spec.gmk.in	Mon Feb 19 11:08:33 2018 +0100
@@ -436,8 +436,8 @@
 CFLAGS_JDKEXE:=@CFLAGS_JDKEXE@
 CXXFLAGS_JDKEXE:=@CXXFLAGS_JDKEXE@
 
-LDFLAGS_HASH_STYLE := @LDFLAGS_HASH_STYLE@
-LDFLAGS_NO_EXEC_STACK := @LDFLAGS_NO_EXEC_STACK@
+LIBJSIG_HASHSTYLE_LDFLAGS := @LIBJSIG_HASHSTYLE_LDFLAGS@
+LIBJSIG_NOEXECSTACK_LDFLAGS := @LIBJSIG_NOEXECSTACK_LDFLAGS@
 
 JVM_CFLAGS := @JVM_CFLAGS@
 JVM_CFLAGS_SYMBOLS := @JVM_CFLAGS_SYMBOLS@
--- a/make/hotspot/lib/CompileLibjsig.gmk	Mon Feb 19 10:57:05 2018 +0100
+++ b/make/hotspot/lib/CompileLibjsig.gmk	Mon Feb 19 11:08:33 2018 +0100
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   ifeq ($(STATIC_BUILD), false)
     ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), linux)
       LIBJSIG_CFLAGS := -fPIC -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_REENTRANT $(EXTRA_CFLAGS)
-      LIBJSIG_LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS_HASH_STYLE) ${LDFLAGS_NO_EXEC_STACK} $(EXTRA_CFLAGS)
+      LIBJSIG_LDFLAGS := $(LIBJSIG_HASHSTYLE_LDFLAGS) ${LIBJSIG_NOEXECSTACK_LDFLAGS} $(EXTRA_CFLAGS)
       LIBJSIG_LIBS := $(LIBDL)
 
       # NOTE: The old build compiled this library without -soname.
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 
     else ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), macosx)
       LIBJSIG_CFLAGS := -m64 -D_GNU_SOURCE -pthread -mno-omit-leaf-frame-pointer -mstack-alignment=16 -fPIC
-      LIBJSIG_LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS_HASH_STYLE)
+      LIBJSIG_LDFLAGS := $(LIBJSIG_HASHSTYLE_LDFLAGS)
     else
       $(error Unknown target OS $(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS) in CompileLibjsig.gmk)
     endif