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The supported build platforms are listed below. Note that build support is different for different versions of the JDK. We welcome updates from the community to this list. If you have succeeded (or not!) in building the JDK on a platform that is substantially different from the ones already listed, please document your experience in the list.

JDK 12 build platforms supported by Oracle

OS and CPUOS Type/VendorOS VersionCompiler/Toolchain Type/VendorCompiler/Toolchain VersionNotes

Linux x86_x64

Oracle Enterprise Linux6.4/7.xgcc7.3.0Build platform is OEL 7.1 but using sysroot (headers and libs) from 6.4
Solaris sparcv9Solaris11.1/11.2Oracle Solaris Studio12.6Build platform is Solaris 11.3
Mac OS X x86_64Mac OS X10.13.5 (Yosemite)XCode / clang9.4
Windows x86_64WindowsServer 2012Microsoft Visual Studio2017 15.5.5

JDK 11 build platforms supported by Oracle

OS and CPUOS Type/VendorOS VersionCompiler/Toolchain Type/VendorCompiler/Toolchain VersionNotes

Linux x86_x64

Oracle Enterprise Linux6.4/7.xgcc7.3.0Build platform is OEL 7.1 but using sysroot (headers and libs) from 6.4
Solaris sparcv9Solaris11.1/11.2Oracle Solaris Studio12.4Build platform is Solaris 11.2 but using sysroot (headers and libs) from 11.1
Mac OS X x86_64Mac OS X10.13.5 (Yosemite)XCode / clang9.4
 

Windows x86_64WindowsServer 2012Microsoft Visual Studio2017 15.5.5
 

Other JDK 11 build platforms 

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PlatformStatusOS Type/Vendor  OS Version

Compiler/Toolchain
Type/Vendor

Compiler/Toolchain
Version
Notes / Workarounds
Linux x86_x64(green star)Suse SLES11.3gcc4.8.5Maintained by SAP
Linux ppc64(green star)Suse SLES11.3gcc4.8.5Maintained by SAP
Linux ppc64le(green star)Suse SLES12.1gcc4.8.5Maintained by SAP 
Linux s390x(green star)Suse SLES11.3gcc4.8.5Maintained by SAP
Solaris sparcv9(green star)Oracle Solaris11.1Oracle Solaris Studio12u4

Maintained by SAP 

Mac OS X x86_64(green star)Mac OS X10.12.6 (Sierra)XCode / Clang9.0Maintained by SAP
Windows x86_64(green star)Microsoft Windows Server2008 R2Microsoft Visual Studio2013Maintained by SAP
AIX ppc64(green star)IBM AIX7.1XLC12.01Maintained by SAP

JDK 9 and 10 build platforms supported by Oracle

OS and CPUOS Type/VendorOS VersionCompiler/Toolchain Type/VendorCompiler/Toolchain VersionNotes

Linux x86_x64

Oracle Enterprise Linux6.4/7.1gcc4.9.2Build platform is OEL 7.1 but using sysroot (headers and libs) from 6.4
Solaris sparcv9Solaris11.1/11.2Oracle Solaris Studio12.4Build platform is Solaris 11.2 but using sysroot (headers and libs) from 11.1
Mac OS X x86_64Mac OS X10.10 (Yosemite)XCode / clang6.3
 

Windows x86_64WindowsServer 2012Microsoft Visual Studio2013SP4
 

Other JDK 9 and 10 build platforms 

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PlatformStatusOS Type/Vendor and VersionCompiler/Toolchains Type/Vendor and VersionNotes / Workarounds
Linux x86 and x86_64(green star)Ubuntu 14.04gcc 4.8.2Works flawlessly
 

(green star)Ubuntu 13.10gcc 4.8.1Works flawlessly
 

(green star)Suse SLES 11.3gcc 4.8.5
 

Linux ppc64(green star)Suse SLES 11.3gcc 4.8.5
 

Linux ppc64le(green star)Suse SLES 12.1gcc 4.8.5
 

Linux s390x(green star)Suse SLES 11.3gcc 4.8.5
 

Solaris sparcv9(green star)Oracle Solaris 11.1Oracle Solaris Studio 12u4
 


Mac OS X x86_64(star)Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite)XCode 6.1Needs separate installation of freetype
 

(green star)Mac OS X 10.12.6 (Sierra)XCode / Clang 9.0
 

Windows x86_64(green star)Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2Microsoft Visual Studio 2013
 

Windows x86_64(green star)Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 SP 1Previous setup used by Oracle, likely still works for both 32 and 64 bit builds
AIX ppc64(green star)IBM AIX 7.1XLC 12.01
 

JDK 8 build platforms supported by Oracle

OS and CPUOS Type/VendorOS VersionCompiler/Toolchain Type/VendorCompiler/Toolchain VersionNotes

Linux x86 and x86_64

Fedora9gcc4.3.0
 

Solaris sparcv9 and x86_64Solaris10u6Oracle Solaris Studio12.1
 

Mac OS X x86_64Mac OS X10.7 (Lion)Xcode / gcc4.6.2
 

Windows x86_64WindowsServer 2008 R2Microsoft Visual Studio2010 SP1Also for creating 32-bit builds.

Other JDK 8 build platforms

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PlatformStatusOS Type/Vendor and VersionCompiler/Toolchains Type/Vendor and VersionNotes / Workarounds
Linux x86 and x86_64(green star)Ubuntu 14.04gcc 4.8.2Works flawlessly
 

(green star)Ubuntu 13.10gcc 4.8.1Works flawlessly
Linux ppc64(green star)Suse SLES 11.3gcc 4.8.5Maintained by SAP
Linux ppc64le(green star)Suse SLES 12.1gcc 4.8.5
 

Mac OS X x86_64(green star)Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion)XCode / gcc 4.2.1Maintained by SAP
Windows x86_64(green star)Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2Microsoft Visual Studio 2010Maintained by SAP
AIX ppc64(green star)IBM AIX 7.1XLC 12.01Maintained by SAP