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• Build
  • build using clang
  • build libraries -fobjc-gc to be ObjC-GC compatible
  • build .jdk bundle
  • build embeddable .jre bundle
• HotSpot
  • Load .jnilib (in addition to .dylib)
  • remove ALWAYS_PASS_TEST_GAMMA hack
  • register new threads as ObjC-GC capable
• Core Libraries
  • Investigate JDK7-specific additions to NIO
    • kqueue based Selector
    • WatchService implementation
    • Async I/O API
• Networking
• X11
• Universal binaries
• JObjC
  • get tests passing
  • self-generate BridgeSupport full files
• Cocoa AWT
  • 2D drawing (OpenGL based)
    • OpenGL layer needs to be vended from an NSOpenGLLayer (10.6+)
  • Cocoa key/text events
    • cleanup to use JRSEvent API
  • threading cleanup
  • merge JDK6 CWindow -> LWCWindow changes and style flags
  • update CImage
  • Headless
  • remove $AWT_TOOLKIT=CToolkit, switch to default
  • ObjC-GC cleanup
• Aqua LaF
  • Screen Menu Bar
    • Needs cleanup to use JRSMenu API
  • Needs refresh from Apple trunk
  • Requires an image tile cache
• Fonts/Text drawing
  • Needs cleanup to use JRSFont API
• Accessibility
• Clipboard
• Drag & Drop (requires some CoreDrag methods)
• System properties fixup (vendor name, etc)
  • Resolve "Darwin" vs. "Mac OS X" checks
• JNI interface for JavaVM.framework
• DTrace v2-style probes
• Sound

Features not yet ported from Apple's Java SE 6

• InputMethod support (may require additions to JavaRuntimeSupport.framework)
• Printing
• Proxy Server handling
  • get config from System Configuration framework
• Shared Archive Generation Locale support
  • Requires a single locale setter CFBundle SPI call
• Bundled app launching

  may require additions to JavaRuntimeSupport.framework

• Locale support
  • Requires a single locale setter CFBundle SPI call
• Drag & Drop (requires some CoreDrag methods)
• SWT/3D embedding with JAWT
  • might require CALayer cross-process linking internals
• InputMethod support (may require additions to JavaRuntimeSupport.framework) HotSpot Shared Archive Generation

Features needing evaluation for distribution mechanism

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• Merge BSDPort into mainline jdk so that Mac OS X Port can be inserted into mainline:
  • Merge BSDPort hotspot, patch and description at: BSDPort, Description of jdk7 changes
• Move internal bugs to http://java.net/jira/browse/MACOSX_PORT
• Write up development wiki pages for
  • Quickstart
  • Status
  • Compiler changes/issues
  • Cocoa & Java crash course
  • Threading manifesto
  • Memory management manifesto
  • Mac OS X conceptual deviations from Java platform assumptions
  • Internal "Adopt-an-app" testing workflows
• Port private JUnit harness tests to jtreg
  • Detailed status

Features not to be done

These issues will not be ported to OpenJDK from the Apple Java SE 6 port

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