Right Ways to Climb the OpenJDK Source Tree

This presentation focuses on the mistakes developers make in working with OpenJDK source code and how to avoid them. It covers the code Web interface, mercurial tool configuration issues, OpenJDK changeset metadata structure, build tags, changeset comments specific to OpenJDK, and procedures for cloning a particular build and looking for source code differences via a given OpenJDK bug ID. It also describes the changeset graph, how merges work, and how a collection of repositories can create problems. The session demonstrates how mercurial graphical tool visualization will help reveal and help you understand common OpenJDK issues with respect to the development code tree structure and proposed solutions.

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