Generating a patch with webrev
Doing any update in a software product normally requires some kind of review process. The code should not be submitted into a repository unless someone else has already looked at it. In OpenJDK, the tool for this purpose is webrev, which allows you to create code reviews that can be shared with other members of the community.
Getting ready
Webrev is a Korn shell script, which means that Korn shell must be installed on the machine before you can use it. On a Linux machine, run yum install ksh or an equivalent command. On a Windows machine, ensure that ksh in included in the Cygwin installation.
Apart from the environment set up to create the patch review, some changes must be made in the source code as well. As an easy ...
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