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8016780: README-builds.html misses crucial requirement on bootstrap JDK
Reviewed-by: dholmes, chegar
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1.1 --- a/README-builds.html Mon Jun 17 09:41:20 2013 -0700 1.2 +++ b/README-builds.html Tue Jun 18 17:18:46 2013 -0700 1.3 @@ -355,12 +355,24 @@ 1.4 </li> 1.5 <li> 1.6 Install a 1.7 - <a name="bootjdk">Bootstrap JDK</a> 1.8 - <br> 1.9 + <a name="bootjdk">Bootstrap JDK</a>. 1.10 All OpenJDK builds require access to a previously released 1.11 - JDK, this is often called a bootstrap JDK. 1.12 - Currently, for this JDK release we require 1.13 - JDK 7 Update 7 or newer. 1.14 + JDK called the <i>bootstrap JDK</i> or <i>boot JDK.</i> 1.15 + The general rule is that the bootstrap JDK 1.16 + must be an instance of the previous major 1.17 + release of the JDK. In addition, there may be 1.18 + a requirement to use a release at or beyond a 1.19 + particular update level. 1.20 + <br> <br> 1.21 + 1.22 + <b><i>Building JDK 8 requires use of a version 1.23 + of JDK 7 that is at Update 7 or newer. JDK 8 1.24 + developers should not use JDK 8 as the boot 1.25 + JDK, to ensure that JDK 8 dependencies are 1.26 + not introduced into the parts of the system 1.27 + that are built with JDK 7.</i></b> 1.28 + 1.29 + <br> <br> 1.30 The JDK 7 binaries can be downloaded from Oracle's 1.31 <a href="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html" 1.32 target="_blank">JDK 7 download site</a>.