common/autoconf/toolchain.m4

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 #
-# Copyright (c) 2011, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2011, 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 # DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
 #
 # This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 # under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this

@@ -21,103 +21,324 @@
 # Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
 # or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
 # questions.
 #
 
-# $1 = compiler to test (CC or CXX)
-# $2 = human readable name of compiler (C or C++)
-AC_DEFUN([TOOLCHAIN_CHECK_COMPILER_VERSION],
+########################################################################
+# This file is responsible for detecting, verifying and setting up the 
+# toolchain, i.e. the compiler, linker and related utilities. It will setup 
+# proper paths to the binaries, but it will not setup any flags.
+#
+# The binaries used is determined by the toolchain type, which is the family of 
+# compilers and related tools that are used.
+########################################################################
+
+
+# All valid toolchains, regardless of platform (used by help.m4)
+VALID_TOOLCHAINS_all="gcc clang solstudio xlc microsoft"
+
+# These toolchains are valid on different platforms
+VALID_TOOLCHAINS_linux="gcc clang"
+VALID_TOOLCHAINS_solaris="solstudio"
+VALID_TOOLCHAINS_macosx="gcc clang"
+VALID_TOOLCHAINS_aix="xlc"
+VALID_TOOLCHAINS_windows="microsoft"
+
+# Toolchain descriptions
+TOOLCHAIN_DESCRIPTION_clang="clang/LLVM"
+TOOLCHAIN_DESCRIPTION_gcc="GNU Compiler Collection"
+TOOLCHAIN_DESCRIPTION_microsoft="Microsoft Visual Studio"
+TOOLCHAIN_DESCRIPTION_solstudio="Oracle Solaris Studio"
+TOOLCHAIN_DESCRIPTION_xlc="IBM XL C/C++"
+
+# Setup a number of variables describing how native output files are
+# named on this platform/toolchain.
+AC_DEFUN([TOOLCHAIN_SETUP_FILENAME_PATTERNS],
 [
-  COMPILER=[$]$1
-  COMPILER_NAME=$2
+  # Define filename patterns
+  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xwindows; then
+    LIBRARY_PREFIX=
+    SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX='.dll'
+    STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX='.lib'
+    SHARED_LIBRARY='[$]1.dll'
+    STATIC_LIBRARY='[$]1.lib'
+    OBJ_SUFFIX='.obj'
+    EXE_SUFFIX='.exe'
+  else
+    LIBRARY_PREFIX=lib
+    SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX='.so'
+    STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX='.a'
+    SHARED_LIBRARY='lib[$]1.so'
+    STATIC_LIBRARY='lib[$]1.a'
+    OBJ_SUFFIX='.o'
+    EXE_SUFFIX=''
+    if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xmacosx; then
+      SHARED_LIBRARY='lib[$]1.dylib'
+      SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX='.dylib'
+    fi
+  fi
 
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xsolaris; then
-    # Make sure we use the Sun Studio compiler and not gcc on Solaris, which won't work
-    COMPILER_VERSION_TEST=`$COMPILER -V 2>&1 | $HEAD -n 1`
-    $ECHO $COMPILER_VERSION_TEST | $GREP "^.*: Sun $COMPILER_NAME" > /dev/null
-    if test $? -ne 0; then
-      GCC_VERSION_TEST=`$COMPILER --version 2>&1 | $HEAD -n 1`
+  AC_SUBST(LIBRARY_PREFIX)
+  AC_SUBST(SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX)
+  AC_SUBST(STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX)
+  AC_SUBST(SHARED_LIBRARY)
+  AC_SUBST(STATIC_LIBRARY)
+  AC_SUBST(OBJ_SUFFIX)
+  AC_SUBST(EXE_SUFFIX)  
+])
+
+# Determine which toolchain type to use, and make sure it is valid for this
+# platform. Setup various information about the selected toolchain.
+AC_DEFUN_ONCE([TOOLCHAIN_DETERMINE_TOOLCHAIN_TYPE],
+[
+  AC_ARG_WITH(toolchain-type, [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-toolchain-type],
+      [the toolchain type (or family) to use, use '--help' to show possible values @<:@platform dependent@:>@])])
+
+  # Use indirect variable referencing
+  toolchain_var_name=VALID_TOOLCHAINS_$OPENJDK_BUILD_OS
+  VALID_TOOLCHAINS=${!toolchain_var_name}
+  # First toolchain type in the list is the default
+  DEFAULT_TOOLCHAIN=${VALID_TOOLCHAINS%% *}
+  
+  if test "x$with_toolchain_type" = xlist; then
+    # List all toolchains
+    AC_MSG_NOTICE([The following toolchains are valid on this platform:])
+    for toolchain in $VALID_TOOLCHAINS; do
+      toolchain_var_name=TOOLCHAIN_DESCRIPTION_$toolchain
+      TOOLCHAIN_DESCRIPTION=${!toolchain_var_name}
+      $PRINTF "  %-10s  %s\n" $toolchain "$TOOLCHAIN_DESCRIPTION"
+    done
+    
+    exit 0
+  elif test "x$with_toolchain_type" != x; then
+    # User override; check that it is valid
+    if test "x${VALID_TOOLCHAINS/$with_toolchain_type/}" = "x${VALID_TOOLCHAINS}"; then
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE([Toolchain type $with_toolchain_type is not valid on this platform.])
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE([Valid toolchains: $VALID_TOOLCHAINS.])
+      AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot continue.])
+    fi
+    TOOLCHAIN_TYPE=$with_toolchain_type
+  else
+    # No flag given, use default
+    TOOLCHAIN_TYPE=$DEFAULT_TOOLCHAIN
+  fi
+
+  TOOLCHAIN_CC_BINARY_clang="clang"
+  TOOLCHAIN_CC_BINARY_gcc="gcc"
+  TOOLCHAIN_CC_BINARY_microsoft="cl"
+  TOOLCHAIN_CC_BINARY_solstudio="cc"
+  TOOLCHAIN_CC_BINARY_xlc="xlc_r"
+
+  TOOLCHAIN_CXX_BINARY_clang="clang++"
+  TOOLCHAIN_CXX_BINARY_gcc="g++"
+  TOOLCHAIN_CXX_BINARY_microsoft="cl"
+  TOOLCHAIN_CXX_BINARY_solstudio="CC"
+  TOOLCHAIN_CXX_BINARY_xlc="xlC_r"
+
+  # Use indirect variable referencing
+  toolchain_var_name=TOOLCHAIN_DESCRIPTION_$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE
+  TOOLCHAIN_DESCRIPTION=${!toolchain_var_name}
+  toolchain_var_name=TOOLCHAIN_CC_BINARY_$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE
+  TOOLCHAIN_CC_BINARY=${!toolchain_var_name}
+  toolchain_var_name=TOOLCHAIN_CXX_BINARY_$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE
+  TOOLCHAIN_CXX_BINARY=${!toolchain_var_name}
 
-      AC_MSG_NOTICE([The $COMPILER_NAME compiler (located as $COMPILER) does not seem to be the required Sun Studio compiler.])
-      AC_MSG_NOTICE([The result from running with -V was: "$COMPILER_VERSION_TEST" and with --version: "$GCC_VERSION_TEST"])
-      AC_MSG_ERROR([Sun Studio compiler is required. Try setting --with-tools-dir.])
+  TOOLCHAIN_SETUP_FILENAME_PATTERNS
+
+  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = "x$DEFAULT_TOOLCHAIN"; then
+    AC_MSG_NOTICE([Using default toolchain $TOOLCHAIN_TYPE ($TOOLCHAIN_DESCRIPTION)])
     else
-      COMPILER_VERSION=`$ECHO $COMPILER_VERSION_TEST | $SED -n "s/^.*@<:@ ,\t@:>@$COMPILER_NAME@<:@ ,\t@:>@\(@<:@1-9@:>@\.@<:@0-9@:>@@<:@0-9@:>@*\).*/\1/p"`
-      COMPILER_VENDOR="Sun Studio"
+    AC_MSG_NOTICE([Using user selected toolchain $TOOLCHAIN_TYPE ($TOOLCHAIN_DESCRIPTION). Default toolchain is $DEFAULT_TOOLCHAIN.])
     fi
-  elif test  "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xaix; then
-      COMPILER_VERSION_TEST=`$COMPILER -qversion  2>&1 | $TAIL -n 1`
-      $ECHO $COMPILER_VERSION_TEST | $GREP "^Version: " > /dev/null
-      if test $? -ne 0; then
-        AC_MSG_ERROR([Failed to detect the compiler version of $COMPILER ....])
-      else
-        COMPILER_VERSION=`$ECHO $COMPILER_VERSION_TEST | $SED -n 's/Version: \([0-9][0-9]\.[0-9][0-9]*\).*/\1/p'`
-        COMPILER_VENDOR='IBM'
+])
+
+# Before we start detecting the toolchain executables, we might need some 
+# special setup, e.g. additional paths etc.
+AC_DEFUN_ONCE([TOOLCHAIN_PRE_DETECTION],
+[
+  # FIXME: Is this needed?
+  AC_LANG(C++)
+
+  # Store the CFLAGS etc passed to the configure script.
+  ORG_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+  ORG_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS"
+  ORG_OBJCFLAGS="$OBJCFLAGS"
+
+  # autoconf magic only relies on PATH, so update it if tools dir is specified
+  OLD_PATH="$PATH"
+
+  # For solaris we really need solaris tools, and not the GNU equivalent.
+  # The build tools on Solaris reside in /usr/ccs (C Compilation System),
+  # so add that to path before starting to probe.
+  # FIXME: This was originally only done for AS,NM,GNM,STRIP,MCS,OBJCOPY,OBJDUMP.
+  if test "x$OPENJDK_BUILD_OS" = xsolaris; then
+    PATH="/usr/ccs/bin:$PATH"
       fi
-  elif test  "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xwindows; then
-    # First line typically looks something like:
-    # Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 16.00.40219.01 for 80x86
-    COMPILER_VERSION_TEST=`$COMPILER 2>&1 | $HEAD -n 1 | $TR -d '\r'`
-    COMPILER_VERSION=`$ECHO $COMPILER_VERSION_TEST | $SED -n "s/^.*Version \(@<:@1-9@:>@@<:@0-9.@:>@*\) .*/\1/p"`
-    COMPILER_VENDOR="Microsoft CL.EXE"
-    COMPILER_CPU_TEST=`$ECHO $COMPILER_VERSION_TEST | $SED -n "s/^.* for \(.*\)$/\1/p"`
-    if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU" = "xx86"; then
-      if test "x$COMPILER_CPU_TEST" != "x80x86"; then
-        AC_MSG_ERROR([Target CPU mismatch. We are building for $OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU but CL is for "$COMPILER_CPU_TEST"; expected "80x86".])
+
+  # On Windows, we need to detect the visual studio installation first.
+  if test "x$OPENJDK_BUILD_OS" = "xwindows" && test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = "xmicrosoft"; then
+    TOOLCHAIN_SETUP_VISUAL_STUDIO_ENV
       fi
-    elif test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU" = "xx86_64"; then
-      if test "x$COMPILER_CPU_TEST" != "xx64"; then
-        AC_MSG_ERROR([Target CPU mismatch. We are building for $OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU but CL is for "$COMPILER_CPU_TEST"; expected "x64".])
+
+  # Finally add TOOLS_DIR at the beginning, to allow --with-tools-dir to 
+  # override all other locations.
+  if test "x$TOOLS_DIR" != x; then
+    PATH=$TOOLS_DIR:$PATH
       fi
+
+  # If a devkit is found on the builddeps server, then prepend its path to the
+  # PATH variable. If there are cross compilers available in the devkit, these
+  # will be found by AC_PROG_CC et al.
+  DEVKIT=
+  BDEPS_CHECK_MODULE(DEVKIT, devkit, xxx,
+      [
+        # Found devkit
+        PATH="$DEVKIT/bin:$PATH"
+        SYS_ROOT="$DEVKIT/${rewritten_target}/sys-root"
+        if test "x$x_includes" = "xNONE"; then
+          x_includes="$SYS_ROOT/usr/include/X11"
     fi
-  else
-    COMPILER_VERSION_TEST=`$COMPILER --version 2>&1 | $HEAD -n 1`
-    # Check that this is likely to be GCC.
-    $COMPILER --version 2>&1 | $GREP "Free Software Foundation" > /dev/null
-    if test $? -ne 0; then
-      AC_MSG_NOTICE([The $COMPILER_NAME compiler (located as $COMPILER) does not seem to be the required GCC compiler.])
-      AC_MSG_NOTICE([The result from running with --version was: "$COMPILER_VERSION_TEST"])
-      AC_MSG_ERROR([GCC compiler is required. Try setting --with-tools-dir.])
+        if test "x$x_libraries" = "xNONE"; then
+          x_libraries="$SYS_ROOT/usr/lib"
     fi
+      ],
+      [])
+])
 
-    # First line typically looks something like:
-    # gcc (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-8ubuntu4) 4.5.2
-    COMPILER_VERSION=`$ECHO $COMPILER_VERSION_TEST | $SED -n "s/^.* \(@<:@1-9@:>@@<:@0-9.@:>@*\)/\1/p"`
-    COMPILER_VENDOR=`$ECHO $COMPILER_VERSION_TEST | $SED -n "s/^\(.*\) @<:@1-9@:>@@<:@0-9.@:>@*/\1/p"`
-  fi
-  # This sets CC_VERSION or CXX_VERSION. (This comment is a grep marker)
-  $1_VERSION="$COMPILER_VERSION"
-  # This sets CC_VENDOR or CXX_VENDOR. (This comment is a grep marker)
-  $1_VENDOR="$COMPILER_VENDOR"
+# Restore path, etc
+AC_DEFUN_ONCE([TOOLCHAIN_POST_DETECTION],
+[
+  # Restore old path.
+  PATH="$OLD_PATH"
 
-  AC_MSG_NOTICE([Using $COMPILER_VENDOR $COMPILER_NAME compiler version $COMPILER_VERSION (located at $COMPILER)])
+  # Restore the flags to the user specified values.
+  # This is necessary since AC_PROG_CC defaults CFLAGS to "-g -O2"
+  CFLAGS="$ORG_CFLAGS"
+  CXXFLAGS="$ORG_CXXFLAGS"
+  OBJCFLAGS="$ORG_OBJCFLAGS"
 ])
 
-
-AC_DEFUN_ONCE([TOOLCHAIN_SETUP_SYSROOT_AND_OUT_OPTIONS],
+# Check if a compiler is of the toolchain type we expect, and save the version
+# information from it. If the compiler does not match the expected type,
+# this function will abort using AC_MSG_ERROR. If it matches, the version will
+# be stored in CC_VERSION_NUMBER/CXX_VERSION_NUMBER (as a dotted number), and
+# the full version string in CC_VERSION_STRING/CXX_VERSION_STRING.
+#
+# $1 = compiler to test (CC or CXX)
+# $2 = human readable name of compiler (C or C++)
+AC_DEFUN([TOOLCHAIN_CHECK_COMPILER_VERSION],
 [
-  ###############################################################################
-  #
-  # Configure the development tool paths and potential sysroot.
-  #
-  AC_LANG(C++)
+  COMPILER=[$]$1
+  COMPILER_NAME=$2
+
+  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xsolstudio; then
+    # cc -V output typically looks like
+    #     cc: Sun C 5.12 Linux_i386 2011/11/16
+    COMPILER_VERSION_OUTPUT=`$COMPILER -V 2>&1`
+    # Check that this is likely to be the Solaris Studio cc.
+    $ECHO "$COMPILER_VERSION_OUTPUT" | $GREP "^.*: Sun $COMPILER_NAME" > /dev/null
+    if test $? -ne 0; then
+      ALT_VERSION_OUTPUT=`$COMPILER --version 2>&1`
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE([The $COMPILER_NAME compiler (located as $COMPILER) does not seem to be the required $TOOLCHAIN_TYPE compiler.])
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE([The result from running with -V was: "$COMPILER_VERSION_OUTPUT"])
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE([The result from running with --version was: "$ALT_VERSION_OUTPUT"])
+      AC_MSG_ERROR([A $TOOLCHAIN_TYPE compiler is required. Try setting --with-tools-dir.])
+    fi
+    # Remove usage instructions (if present), and 
+    # collapse compiler output into a single line
+    COMPILER_VERSION_STRING=`$ECHO $COMPILER_VERSION_OUTPUT | \
+        $SED -e 's/ *[Uu]sage:.*//'`
+    COMPILER_VERSION_STRING=`$ECHO $COMPILER_VERSION_OUTPUT`
+    COMPILER_VERSION_NUMBER=`$ECHO $COMPILER_VERSION_OUTPUT | \
+        $SED -e "s/^.*@<:@ ,\t@:>@$COMPILER_NAME@<:@ ,\t@:>@\(@<:@1-9@:>@\.@<:@0-9@:>@@<:@0-9@:>@*\).*/\1/"`
+  elif test  "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xxlc; then
+    # xlc -qversion output typically looks like
+    #     IBM XL C/C++ for AIX, V11.1 (5724-X13)
+    #     Version: 11.01.0000.0015
+    COMPILER_VERSION_OUTPUT=`$COMPILER -qversion 2>&1`
+    # Check that this is likely to be the IBM XL C compiler.
+    $ECHO "$COMPILER_VERSION_OUTPUT" | $GREP "IBM XL C" > /dev/null
+    if test $? -ne 0; then
+      ALT_VERSION_OUTPUT=`$COMPILER --version 2>&1`
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE([The $COMPILER_NAME compiler (located as $COMPILER) does not seem to be the required $TOOLCHAIN_TYPE compiler.])
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE([The result from running with -qversion was: "$COMPILER_VERSION_OUTPUT"])
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE([The result from running with --version was: "$ALT_VERSION_OUTPUT"])
+      AC_MSG_ERROR([A $TOOLCHAIN_TYPE compiler is required. Try setting --with-tools-dir.])
+    fi
+    # Collapse compiler output into a single line
+    COMPILER_VERSION_STRING=`$ECHO $COMPILER_VERSION_OUTPUT`
+    COMPILER_VERSION_NUMBER=`$ECHO $COMPILER_VERSION_OUTPUT | \
+        $SED -e 's/^.*, V\(@<:@1-9@:>@@<:@0-9.@:>@*\).*$/\1/'`
+  elif test  "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then
+    # There is no specific version flag, but all output starts with a version string.
+    # First line typically looks something like:
+    # Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 16.00.40219.01 for 80x86
+    COMPILER_VERSION_OUTPUT=`$COMPILER 2>&1 | $HEAD -n 1 | $TR -d '\r'`    
+    # Check that this is likely to be Microsoft CL.EXE.
+    $ECHO "$COMPILER_VERSION_OUTPUT" | $GREP "Microsoft.*Compiler" > /dev/null
+    if test $? -ne 0; then
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE([The $COMPILER_NAME compiler (located as $COMPILER) does not seem to be the required $TOOLCHAIN_TYPE compiler.])
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE([The result from running it was: "$COMPILER_VERSION_OUTPUT"])
+      AC_MSG_ERROR([A $TOOLCHAIN_TYPE compiler is required. Try setting --with-tools-dir.])
+    fi
+    # Collapse compiler output into a single line
+    COMPILER_VERSION_STRING=`$ECHO $COMPILER_VERSION_OUTPUT`
+    COMPILER_VERSION_NUMBER=`$ECHO $COMPILER_VERSION_OUTPUT | \
+        $SED -e 's/^.*ersion.\(@<:@1-9@:>@@<:@0-9.@:>@*\) .*$/\1/'`
+  elif test  "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
+    # gcc --version output typically looks like
+    #     gcc (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.8.1-10ubuntu9) 4.8.1
+    #     Copyright (C) 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+    #     This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
+    #     warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+    COMPILER_VERSION_OUTPUT=`$COMPILER --version 2>&1`
+    # Check that this is likely to be GCC.
+    $ECHO "$COMPILER_VERSION_OUTPUT" | $GREP "Free Software Foundation" > /dev/null
+    if test $? -ne 0; then
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE([The $COMPILER_NAME compiler (located as $COMPILER) does not seem to be the required $TOOLCHAIN_TYPE compiler.])
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE([The result from running with --version was: "$COMPILER_VERSION"])
+      AC_MSG_ERROR([A $TOOLCHAIN_TYPE compiler is required. Try setting --with-tools-dir.])
+    fi
+    # Remove Copyright and legalese from version string, and
+    # collapse into a single line
+    COMPILER_VERSION_STRING=`$ECHO $COMPILER_VERSION_OUTPUT | \
+        $SED -e 's/ *Copyright .*//'`
+    COMPILER_VERSION_NUMBER=`$ECHO $COMPILER_VERSION_OUTPUT | \
+        $SED -e 's/^.* \(@<:@1-9@:>@\.@<:@0-9.@:>@*\) .*$/\1/'`
+  elif test  "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xclang; then
+    # clang --version output typically looks like
+    #    Apple LLVM version 5.0 (clang-500.2.79) (based on LLVM 3.3svn)
+    #    clang version 3.3 (tags/RELEASE_33/final)
+    # or
+    #    Debian clang version 3.2-7ubuntu1 (tags/RELEASE_32/final) (based on LLVM 3.2)
+    #    Target: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
+    #    Thread model: posix
+    COMPILER_VERSION_OUTPUT=`$COMPILER --version 2>&1`
+    # Check that this is likely to be clang
+    $ECHO "$COMPILER_VERSION_OUTPUT" | $GREP "clang" > /dev/null
+    if test $? -ne 0; then
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE([The $COMPILER_NAME compiler (located as $COMPILER) does not seem to be the required $TOOLCHAIN_TYPE compiler.])
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE([The result from running with --version was: "$COMPILER_VERSION_OUTPUT"])
+      AC_MSG_ERROR([A $TOOLCHAIN_TYPE compiler is required. Try setting --with-tools-dir.])
+    fi
+    # Collapse compiler output into a single line
+    COMPILER_VERSION_STRING=`$ECHO $COMPILER_VERSION_OUTPUT`
+    COMPILER_VERSION_NUMBER=`$ECHO $COMPILER_VERSION_OUTPUT | \
+        $SED -e 's/^.*clang version \(@<:@1-9@:>@@<:@0-9.@:>@*\).*$/\1/'`
+  else
+      AC_MSG_ERROR([Unknown toolchain type $TOOLCHAIN_TYPE.])
+  fi
+  # This sets CC_VERSION_NUMBER or CXX_VERSION_NUMBER. (This comment is a grep marker)
+  $1_VERSION_NUMBER="$COMPILER_VERSION_NUMBER"
+  # This sets CC_VERSION_STRING or CXX_VERSION_STRING. (This comment is a grep marker)
+  $1_VERSION_STRING="$COMPILER_VERSION_STRING"
 
-  # The option used to specify the target .o,.a or .so file.
-  # When compiling, how to specify the to be created object file.
-  CC_OUT_OPTION='-o$(SPACE)'
-  # When linking, how to specify the to be created executable.
-  EXE_OUT_OPTION='-o$(SPACE)'
-  # When linking, how to specify the to be created dynamically linkable library.
-  LD_OUT_OPTION='-o$(SPACE)'
-  # When archiving, how to specify the to be create static archive for object files.
-  AR_OUT_OPTION='rcs$(SPACE)'
-  AC_SUBST(CC_OUT_OPTION)
-  AC_SUBST(EXE_OUT_OPTION)
-  AC_SUBST(LD_OUT_OPTION)
-  AC_SUBST(AR_OUT_OPTION)
+  AC_MSG_NOTICE([Using $TOOLCHAIN_TYPE $COMPILER_NAME compiler version $COMPILER_VERSION_NUMBER @<:@$COMPILER_VERSION_STRING@:>@])
 ])
 
+# Try to locate the given C or C++ compiler in the path, or otherwise.
+#
 # $1 = compiler to test (CC or CXX)
 # $2 = human readable name of compiler (C or C++)
 # $3 = list of compiler names to search for
 AC_DEFUN([TOOLCHAIN_FIND_COMPILER],
 [

@@ -141,14 +362,24 @@
       if test ! -x "[$]$1"; then
         AC_MSG_ERROR([User supplied compiler $1=[$]$1 does not exist])
       fi
     fi
   else
-    # No user supplied value. Locate compiler ourselves
+    # No user supplied value. Locate compiler ourselves.
+    
+    # If we are cross compiling, assume cross compilation tools follows the
+    # cross compilation standard where they are prefixed with the autoconf
+    # standard name for the target. For example the binary 
+    # i686-sun-solaris2.10-gcc will cross compile for i686-sun-solaris2.10.
+    # If we are not cross compiling, then the default compiler name will be 
+    # used.
+
     $1=
     # If TOOLS_DIR is set, check for all compiler names in there first
     # before checking the rest of the PATH.
+    # FIXME: Now that we prefix the TOOLS_DIR to the PATH in the PRE_DETECTION
+    # step, this should not be necessary.
     if test -n "$TOOLS_DIR"; then
       PATH_save="$PATH"
       PATH="$TOOLS_DIR"
       AC_PATH_PROGS(TOOLS_DIR_$1, $SEARCH_LIST)
       $1=$TOOLS_DIR_$1

@@ -172,10 +403,11 @@
   BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE($1)
   TEST_COMPILER="[$]$1"
   # Don't remove symbolic links on AIX because 'xlc_r' and 'xlC_r' may all be links
   # to 'xlc' but it is crucial that we invoke the compiler with the right name!
   if test "x$OPENJDK_BUILD_OS" != xaix; then
+    # FIXME: This test should not be needed anymore; we don't do that for any platform.
     AC_MSG_CHECKING([resolved symbolic links for $1])
     BASIC_REMOVE_SYMBOLIC_LINKS(TEST_COMPILER)
     AC_MSG_RESULT([$TEST_COMPILER])
   fi
   AC_MSG_CHECKING([if $1 is disguised ccache])

@@ -206,305 +438,130 @@
   fi
 
   TOOLCHAIN_CHECK_COMPILER_VERSION([$1], [$COMPILER_NAME])
 ])
 
-
-AC_DEFUN([TOOLCHAIN_SETUP_PATHS],
+# Detect the core components of the toolchain, i.e. the compilers (CC and CXX), 
+# preprocessor (CPP and CXXCPP), the linker (LD), the assembler (AS) and the 
+# archiver (AR). Verify that the compilers are correct according to the 
+# toolchain type.
+AC_DEFUN_ONCE([TOOLCHAIN_DETECT_TOOLCHAIN_CORE],
 [
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = "xwindows"; then
-    TOOLCHAIN_SETUP_VISUAL_STUDIO_ENV
-    TOOLCHAIN_SETUP_MSVCR_DLL
-    BASIC_DEPRECATED_ARG_WITH([dxsdk])
-    BASIC_DEPRECATED_ARG_WITH([dxsdk-lib])
-    BASIC_DEPRECATED_ARG_WITH([dxsdk-include])
-  fi
-
-  AC_SUBST(MSVCR_DLL)
-
-  # If --build AND --host is set, then the configure script will find any
-  # cross compilation tools in the PATH. Cross compilation tools
-  # follows the cross compilation standard where they are prefixed with ${host}.
-  # For example the binary i686-sun-solaris2.10-gcc
-  # will cross compile for i686-sun-solaris2.10
-  # If neither of build and host is not set, then build=host and the
-  # default compiler found in the path will be used.
-  # Setting only --host, does not seem to be really supported.
-  # Please set both --build and --host if you want to cross compile.
-
-  if test "x$COMPILE_TYPE" = "xcross"; then
-    # Now we to find a C/C++ compiler that can build executables for the build
-    # platform. We can't use the AC_PROG_CC macro, since it can only be used
-    # once. Also, we need to do this before adding a tools dir to the path,
-    # otherwise we might pick up cross-compilers which don't use standard naming.
-    # Otherwise, we'll set the BUILD_tools to the native tools, but that'll have
-    # to wait until they are properly discovered.
-    BASIC_PATH_PROGS(BUILD_CC, [cl cc gcc])
-    BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(BUILD_CC)
-    BASIC_PATH_PROGS(BUILD_CXX, [cl CC g++])
-    BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(BUILD_CXX)
-    BASIC_PATH_PROGS(BUILD_LD, ld)
-    BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(BUILD_LD)
-  fi
-  AC_SUBST(BUILD_CC)
-  AC_SUBST(BUILD_CXX)
-  AC_SUBST(BUILD_LD)
-
-  # If a devkit is found on the builddeps server, then prepend its path to the
-  # PATH variable. If there are cross compilers available in the devkit, these
-  # will be found by AC_PROG_CC et al.
-  DEVKIT=
-  BDEPS_CHECK_MODULE(DEVKIT, devkit, xxx,
-      [
-        # Found devkit
-        PATH="$DEVKIT/bin:$PATH"
-        SYS_ROOT="$DEVKIT/${rewritten_target}/sys-root"
-        if test "x$x_includes" = "xNONE"; then
-          x_includes="$SYS_ROOT/usr/include/X11"
-        fi
-        if test "x$x_libraries" = "xNONE"; then
-          x_libraries="$SYS_ROOT/usr/lib"
-        fi
-      ],
-      [])
-
-  # Store the CFLAGS etal passed to the configure script.
-  ORG_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
-  ORG_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS"
-  ORG_OBJCFLAGS="$OBJCFLAGS"
-
-  # autoconf magic only relies on PATH, so update it if tools dir is specified
-  OLD_PATH="$PATH"
-  if test "x$TOOLS_DIR" != x; then
-    PATH=$TOOLS_DIR:$PATH
-  fi
-
-
-  ### Locate C compiler (CC)
-
-  # On windows, only cl.exe is supported.
-  # On Solaris, cc is preferred to gcc.
-  # Elsewhere, gcc is preferred to cc.
-
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = "xwindows"; then
-    COMPILER_CHECK_LIST="cl"
-  elif test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = "xsolaris"; then
-    COMPILER_CHECK_LIST="cc gcc"
-  elif test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = "xaix"; then
-    # Do not probe for cc on AIX.
-    COMPILER_CHECK_LIST="xlc_r"
-  else
-    COMPILER_CHECK_LIST="gcc cc"
-  fi
-
-  TOOLCHAIN_FIND_COMPILER([CC],[C],[$COMPILER_CHECK_LIST])
+  #
+  # Setup the compilers (CC and CXX)
+  #
+  TOOLCHAIN_FIND_COMPILER([CC], [C], $TOOLCHAIN_CC_BINARY)
   # Now that we have resolved CC ourself, let autoconf have its go at it
   AC_PROG_CC([$CC])
 
-  # Option used to tell the compiler whether to create 32- or 64-bit executables
-  # Notice that CC contains the full compiler path at this point.
-  case $CC in
-    *xlc_r) COMPILER_TARGET_BITS_FLAG="-q";;
-    *)      COMPILER_TARGET_BITS_FLAG="-m";;
-  esac
-  AC_SUBST(COMPILER_TARGET_BITS_FLAG)
-
-  ### Locate C++ compiler (CXX)
-
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = "xwindows"; then
-    COMPILER_CHECK_LIST="cl"
-  elif test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = "xsolaris"; then
-    COMPILER_CHECK_LIST="CC g++"
-  elif test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = "xaix"; then
-    # Do not probe for CC on AIX .
-    COMPILER_CHECK_LIST="xlC_r"
-  else
-    COMPILER_CHECK_LIST="g++ CC"
-  fi
-
-  TOOLCHAIN_FIND_COMPILER([CXX],[C++],[$COMPILER_CHECK_LIST])
+  TOOLCHAIN_FIND_COMPILER([CXX], [C++], $TOOLCHAIN_CXX_BINARY)
   # Now that we have resolved CXX ourself, let autoconf have its go at it
   AC_PROG_CXX([$CXX])
 
-  ### Locate other tools
+  #
+  # Setup the preprocessor (CPP and CXXCPP)
+  #
+  AC_PROG_CPP
+  BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(CPP)
+  AC_PROG_CXXCPP
+  BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(CXXCPP)
 
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xmacosx; then
-    AC_PROG_OBJC
-    BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(OBJC)
+  #
+  # Setup the linker (LD)
+  #
+  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then
+    # In the Microsoft toolchain we have a separate LD command "link".
+    # Make sure we reject /usr/bin/link (as determined in CYGWIN_LINK), which is
+    # a cygwin program for something completely different.
+    AC_CHECK_PROG([LD], [link],[link],,, [$CYGWIN_LINK])
+    BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(LD)
+    # Verify that we indeed succeeded with this trick.
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([if the found link.exe is actually the Visual Studio linker])
+    "$LD" --version > /dev/null
+    if test $? -eq 0 ; then
+      AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+      AC_MSG_ERROR([This is the Cygwin link tool. Please check your PATH and rerun configure.])
   else
-    OBJC=
+      AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
   fi
-
-  # Restore the flags to the user specified values.
-  # This is necessary since AC_PROG_CC defaults CFLAGS to "-g -O2"
-  CFLAGS="$ORG_CFLAGS"
-  CXXFLAGS="$ORG_CXXFLAGS"
-  OBJCFLAGS="$ORG_OBJCFLAGS"
-
+    LDCXX="$LD"
+  else
+    # All other toolchains use the compiler to link.
   LD="$CC"
-  LDEXE="$CC"
   LDCXX="$CXX"
-  LDEXECXX="$CXX"
+  fi
   AC_SUBST(LD)
-  # LDEXE is the linker to use, when creating executables.
-  AC_SUBST(LDEXE)
-  # Linking C++ libraries.
+  # FIXME: it should be CXXLD, according to standard (cf CXXCPP)
   AC_SUBST(LDCXX)
-  # Linking C++ executables.
-  AC_SUBST(LDEXECXX)
 
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" != xwindows; then
-    BASIC_CHECK_TOOLS(AR, ar)
-    BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(AR)
-  fi
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xmacosx; then
-    ARFLAGS="-r"
-  elif test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xaix; then
-    ARFLAGS="-X64"
+  #
+  # Setup the assembler (AS)
+  #
+  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xsolaris; then
+    # FIXME: should this really be solaris, or solstudio?
+    BASIC_PATH_PROGS(AS, as)
+    BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(AS)
   else
-    ARFLAGS=""
+    # FIXME: is this correct for microsoft?
+    AS="$CC -c"
   fi
-  AC_SUBST(ARFLAGS)
+  AC_SUBST(AS)
 
-  # For hotspot, we need these in Windows mixed path; other platforms keep them the same
-  HOTSPOT_CXX="$CXX"
-  HOTSPOT_LD="$LD"
-  AC_SUBST(HOTSPOT_CXX)
-  AC_SUBST(HOTSPOT_LD)
+  #
+  # Setup the archiver (AR)
+  #
+  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then
+    # The corresponding ar tool is lib.exe (used to create static libraries)
+    AC_CHECK_PROG([AR], [lib],[lib],,,)
+  else
+    BASIC_CHECK_TOOLS(AR, ar)
+  fi
+  BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(AR)
+])
 
-  COMPILER_NAME=gcc
-  COMPILER_TYPE=CC
-  AS_IF([test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xwindows], [
-    # For now, assume that we are always compiling using cl.exe.
-    CC_OUT_OPTION=-Fo
-    EXE_OUT_OPTION=-out:
-    LD_OUT_OPTION=-out:
-    AR_OUT_OPTION=-out:
-    # On Windows, reject /usr/bin/link (as determined in CYGWIN_LINK), which is a cygwin
-    # program for something completely different.
-    AC_CHECK_PROG([WINLD], [link],[link],,, [$CYGWIN_LINK])
-    # Since we must ignore the first found link, WINLD will contain
-    # the full path to the link.exe program.
-    BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(WINLD)
-    printf "Windows linker was found at $WINLD\n"
-    AC_MSG_CHECKING([if the found link.exe is actually the Visual Studio linker])
-    "$WINLD" --version > /dev/null
-    if test $? -eq 0 ; then
-      AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
-      AC_MSG_ERROR([This is the Cygwin link tool. Please check your PATH and rerun configure.])
+# Setup additional tools that is considered a part of the toolchain, but not the
+# core part. Many of these are highly platform-specific and do not exist, 
+# and/or are not needed on all platforms.
+AC_DEFUN_ONCE([TOOLCHAIN_DETECT_TOOLCHAIN_EXTRA],
+[
+  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = "xmacosx"; then
+    AC_PROG_OBJC
+    BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(OBJC)
+    BASIC_PATH_PROGS(LIPO, lipo)
+    BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(LIPO)
     else
-      AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+    OBJC=
     fi
-    LD="$WINLD"
-    LDEXE="$WINLD"
-    LDCXX="$WINLD"
-    LDEXECXX="$WINLD"
 
+  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then
     AC_CHECK_PROG([MT], [mt], [mt],,, [/usr/bin/mt])
     BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(MT)
-    # The resource compiler
+    # Setup the resource compiler (RC)
     AC_CHECK_PROG([RC], [rc], [rc],,, [/usr/bin/rc])
     BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(RC)
-
-    # For hotspot, we need these in Windows mixed path,
-    # so rewrite them all. Need added .exe suffix.
-    HOTSPOT_CXX="$CXX.exe"
-    HOTSPOT_LD="$LD.exe"
-    HOTSPOT_MT="$MT.exe"
-    HOTSPOT_RC="$RC.exe"
-    BASIC_WINDOWS_REWRITE_AS_WINDOWS_MIXED_PATH(HOTSPOT_CXX)
-    BASIC_WINDOWS_REWRITE_AS_WINDOWS_MIXED_PATH(HOTSPOT_LD)
-    BASIC_WINDOWS_REWRITE_AS_WINDOWS_MIXED_PATH(HOTSPOT_MT)
-    BASIC_WINDOWS_REWRITE_AS_WINDOWS_MIXED_PATH(HOTSPOT_RC)
-    AC_SUBST(HOTSPOT_MT)
-    AC_SUBST(HOTSPOT_RC)
-
-    RC_FLAGS="-nologo -l 0x409 -r"
-    AS_IF([test "x$VARIANT" = xOPT], [
-    RC_FLAGS="$RC_FLAGS -d NDEBUG"
-  ])
-
-  # The version variables used to create RC_FLAGS may be overridden
-  # in a custom configure script, or possibly the command line.
-  # Let those variables be expanded at make time in spec.gmk.
-  # The \$ are escaped to the shell, and the $(...) variables
-  # are evaluated by make.
-  RC_FLAGS="$RC_FLAGS \
-      -d \"JDK_BUILD_ID=\$(FULL_VERSION)\" \
-      -d \"JDK_COMPANY=\$(COMPANY_NAME)\" \
-      -d \"JDK_COMPONENT=\$(PRODUCT_NAME) \$(JDK_RC_PLATFORM_NAME) binary\" \
-      -d \"JDK_VER=\$(JDK_MINOR_VERSION).\$(JDK_MICRO_VERSION).\$(if \$(JDK_UPDATE_VERSION),\$(JDK_UPDATE_VERSION),0).\$(COOKED_BUILD_NUMBER)\" \
-      -d \"JDK_COPYRIGHT=Copyright \xA9 $COPYRIGHT_YEAR\" \
-      -d \"JDK_NAME=\$(PRODUCT_NAME) \$(JDK_RC_PLATFORM_NAME) \$(JDK_MINOR_VERSION) \$(JDK_UPDATE_META_TAG)\" \
-      -d \"JDK_FVER=\$(JDK_MINOR_VERSION),\$(JDK_MICRO_VERSION),\$(if \$(JDK_UPDATE_VERSION),\$(JDK_UPDATE_VERSION),0),\$(COOKED_BUILD_NUMBER)\""
-
-  # lib.exe is used to create static libraries.
-  AC_CHECK_PROG([WINAR], [lib],[lib],,,)
-  BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(WINAR)
-  AR="$WINAR"
-  ARFLAGS="-nologo -NODEFAULTLIB:MSVCRT"
-
   AC_CHECK_PROG([DUMPBIN], [dumpbin], [dumpbin],,,)
       BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(DUMPBIN)
-
-      COMPILER_TYPE=CL
-      CCXXFLAGS="$CCXXFLAGS -nologo"
-  ])
-  AC_SUBST(RC_FLAGS)
-  AC_SUBST(COMPILER_TYPE)
-
-  AC_PROG_CPP
-  BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(CPP)
-
-  AC_PROG_CXXCPP
-  BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(CXXCPP)
-
-  if test "x$COMPILE_TYPE" != "xcross"; then
-    # If we are not cross compiling, use the same compilers for
-    # building the build platform executables. The cross-compilation
-    # case needed to be done earlier, but this can only be done after
-    # the native tools have been localized.
-    BUILD_CC="$CC"
-    BUILD_CXX="$CXX"
-    BUILD_LD="$LD"
-  fi
-
-  # for solaris we really need solaris tools, and not gnu equivalent
-  #   these seems to normally reside in /usr/ccs/bin so add that to path before
-  #   starting to probe
-  #
-  #   NOTE: I add this /usr/ccs/bin after TOOLS but before OLD_PATH
-  #         so that it can be overriden --with-tools-dir
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_BUILD_OS" = xsolaris; then
-    PATH="${TOOLS_DIR}:/usr/ccs/bin:${OLD_PATH}"
-  fi
-
-  # Find the right assembler.
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xsolaris; then
-    BASIC_PATH_PROGS(AS, as)
-    BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(AS)
-  else
-    AS="$CC -c"
   fi
-  AC_SUBST(AS)
 
   if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xsolaris; then
+    BASIC_PATH_PROGS(STRIP, strip)
+    BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(STRIP)
     BASIC_PATH_PROGS(NM, nm)
     BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(NM)
     BASIC_PATH_PROGS(GNM, gnm)
     BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(GNM)
-    BASIC_PATH_PROGS(STRIP, strip)
-    BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(STRIP)
+    
     BASIC_PATH_PROGS(MCS, mcs)
     BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(MCS)
   elif test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" != xwindows; then
+    # FIXME: we should unify this with the solaris case above.
+    BASIC_CHECK_TOOLS(STRIP, strip)
+    BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(STRIP)
     BASIC_CHECK_TOOLS(NM, nm)
     BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(NM)
     GNM="$NM"
     AC_SUBST(GNM)
-    BASIC_CHECK_TOOLS(STRIP, strip)
-    BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(STRIP)
   fi
 
   # objcopy is used for moving debug symbols to separate files when
   # full debug symbols are enabled.
   if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xsolaris || test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xlinux; then

@@ -515,689 +572,122 @@
     fi
   fi
 
   BASIC_CHECK_TOOLS(OBJDUMP, [gobjdump objdump])
   if test "x$OBJDUMP" != x; then
-    # Only used for compare.sh; we can live without it. BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE bails if argument is missing.
+    # Only used for compare.sh; we can live without it. BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE
+    # bails if argument is missing.
     BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(OBJDUMP)
   fi
-
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = "xmacosx"; then
-    BASIC_PATH_PROGS(LIPO, lipo)
-    BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(LIPO)
-  fi
-
-  TOOLCHAIN_SETUP_JTREG
-
-  # Restore old path without tools dir
-  PATH="$OLD_PATH"
 ])
 
-
-AC_DEFUN_ONCE([TOOLCHAIN_SETUP_COMPILER_FLAGS_FOR_LIBS],
+# Setup the build tools (i.e, the compiler and linker used to build programs
+# that should be run on the build platform, not the target platform, as a build
+# helper). Since the non-cross-compile case uses the normal, target compilers 
+# for this, we can only do this after these have been setup.
+AC_DEFUN_ONCE([TOOLCHAIN_SETUP_BUILD_COMPILERS],
 [
-
-  ###############################################################################
-  #
-  # How to compile shared libraries.
-  #
-
-  if test "x$GCC" = xyes; then
-    COMPILER_NAME=gcc
-    PICFLAG="-fPIC"
-    LIBRARY_PREFIX=lib
-    SHARED_LIBRARY='lib[$]1.so'
-    STATIC_LIBRARY='lib[$]1.a'
-    SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS="-shared"
-    SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX='.so'
-    STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX='.a'
-    OBJ_SUFFIX='.o'
-    EXE_SUFFIX=''
-    SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_NAME='-Xlinker -soname=[$]1'
-    SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_MAPFILE='-Xlinker -version-script=[$]1'
-    C_FLAG_REORDER=''
-    CXX_FLAG_REORDER=''
-    SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN='-Xlinker -z -Xlinker origin -Xlinker -rpath -Xlinker \$$$$ORIGIN[$]1'
-    SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN='-Xlinker -rpath -Xlinker \$$$$ORIGIN[$]1'
-    LD="$CC"
-    LDEXE="$CC"
-    LDCXX="$CXX"
-    LDEXECXX="$CXX"
-    POST_STRIP_CMD="$STRIP -g"
-
-    # Linking is different on MacOSX
-    if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xmacosx; then
-      # Might change in the future to clang.
-      COMPILER_NAME=gcc
-      SHARED_LIBRARY='lib[$]1.dylib'
-      SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS="-dynamiclib -compatibility_version 1.0.0 -current_version 1.0.0 $PICFLAG"
-      SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX='.dylib'
-      EXE_SUFFIX=''
-      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_NAME='-Xlinker -install_name -Xlinker @rpath/[$]1'
-      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_MAPFILE=''
-      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN='-Xlinker -rpath -Xlinker @loader_path/.'
-      SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN="$SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN"
-      POST_STRIP_CMD="$STRIP -S"
-    fi
+  if test "x$COMPILE_TYPE" = "xcross"; then
+    # Now we need to find a C/C++ compiler that can build executables for the
+    # build platform. We can't use the AC_PROG_CC macro, since it can only be
+    # used once. Also, we need to do this without adding a tools dir to the
+    # path, otherwise we might pick up cross-compilers which don't use standard
+    # naming.
+    
+    # FIXME: we should list the discovered compilers as an exclude pattern!
+    # If we do that, we can do this detection before POST_DETECTION, and still
+    # find the build compilers in the tools dir, if needed.
+    BASIC_PATH_PROGS(BUILD_CC, [cl cc gcc])
+    BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(BUILD_CC)
+    BASIC_PATH_PROGS(BUILD_CXX, [cl CC g++])
+    BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(BUILD_CXX)
+    BASIC_PATH_PROGS(BUILD_LD, ld)
+    BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(BUILD_LD)
   else
-    if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xsolaris; then
-      # If it is not gcc, then assume it is the Oracle Solaris Studio Compiler
-      COMPILER_NAME=ossc
-      PICFLAG="-KPIC"
-      LIBRARY_PREFIX=lib
-      SHARED_LIBRARY='lib[$]1.so'
-      STATIC_LIBRARY='lib[$]1.a'
-      SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS="-G"
-      SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX='.so'
-      STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX='.a'
-      OBJ_SUFFIX='.o'
-      EXE_SUFFIX=''
-      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_NAME=''
-      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_MAPFILE='-M[$]1'
-      C_FLAG_REORDER='-xF'
-      CXX_FLAG_REORDER='-xF'
-      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN='-R\$$$$ORIGIN[$]1'
-      SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN="$SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN"
-      CFLAGS_JDK="${CFLAGS_JDK} -D__solaris__"
-      CXXFLAGS_JDK="${CXXFLAGS_JDK} -D__solaris__"
-      CFLAGS_JDKLIB_EXTRA='-xstrconst'
-      POST_STRIP_CMD="$STRIP -x"
-      POST_MCS_CMD="$MCS -d -a \"JDK $FULL_VERSION\""
-    fi
-    if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xaix; then
-        COMPILER_NAME=xlc
-        PICFLAG="-qpic=large"
-        LIBRARY_PREFIX=lib
-        SHARED_LIBRARY='lib[$]1.so'
-        STATIC_LIBRARY='lib[$]1.a'
-        SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS="-qmkshrobj"
-        SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX='.so'
-        STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX='.a'
-        OBJ_SUFFIX='.o'
-        EXE_SUFFIX=''
-        SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_NAME=''
-        SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_MAPFILE=''
-        C_FLAG_REORDER=''
-        CXX_FLAG_REORDER=''
-        SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN=''
-        SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN=""
-        CFLAGS_JDK=""
-        CXXFLAGS_JDK=""
-        CFLAGS_JDKLIB_EXTRA=''
-        POST_STRIP_CMD="$STRIP -X32_64"
-        POST_MCS_CMD=""
-    fi
-    if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xwindows; then
-      # If it is not gcc, then assume it is the MS Visual Studio compiler
-      COMPILER_NAME=cl
-      PICFLAG=""
-      LIBRARY_PREFIX=
-      SHARED_LIBRARY='[$]1.dll'
-      STATIC_LIBRARY='[$]1.lib'
-      SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS="-LD"
-      SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX='.dll'
-      STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX='.lib'
-      OBJ_SUFFIX='.obj'
-      EXE_SUFFIX='.exe'
-      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_NAME=''
-      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_MAPFILE=''
-      SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN=''
-      SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN=''
-    fi
+    # If we are not cross compiling, use the normal target compilers for
+    # building the build platform executables.
+    BUILD_CC="$CC"
+    BUILD_CXX="$CXX"
+    BUILD_LD="$LD"
   fi
 
-  AC_SUBST(COMPILER_NAME)
-  AC_SUBST(OBJ_SUFFIX)
-  AC_SUBST(SHARED_LIBRARY)
-  AC_SUBST(STATIC_LIBRARY)
-  AC_SUBST(LIBRARY_PREFIX)
-  AC_SUBST(SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX)
-  AC_SUBST(STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX)
-  AC_SUBST(EXE_SUFFIX)
-  AC_SUBST(SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS)
-  AC_SUBST(SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_NAME)
-  AC_SUBST(SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_MAPFILE)
-  AC_SUBST(C_FLAG_REORDER)
-  AC_SUBST(CXX_FLAG_REORDER)
-  AC_SUBST(SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN)
-  AC_SUBST(SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN)
-  AC_SUBST(POST_STRIP_CMD)
-  AC_SUBST(POST_MCS_CMD)
-
-  # The (cross) compiler is now configured, we can now test capabilities
-  # of the target platform.
+  AC_SUBST(BUILD_CC)
+  AC_SUBST(BUILD_CXX)
+  AC_SUBST(BUILD_LD)
 ])
 
-AC_DEFUN_ONCE([TOOLCHAIN_SETUP_COMPILER_FLAGS_FOR_OPTIMIZATION],
+# Setup legacy variables that are still needed as alternative ways to refer to
+# parts of the toolchain.
+AC_DEFUN_ONCE([TOOLCHAIN_SETUP_LEGACY],
 [
+  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then
+    # For hotspot, we need these in Windows mixed path,
+    # so rewrite them all. Need added .exe suffix.
+    HOTSPOT_CXX="$CXX.exe"
+    HOTSPOT_LD="$LD.exe"
+    HOTSPOT_MT="$MT.exe"
+    HOTSPOT_RC="$RC.exe"
+    BASIC_WINDOWS_REWRITE_AS_WINDOWS_MIXED_PATH(HOTSPOT_CXX)
+    BASIC_WINDOWS_REWRITE_AS_WINDOWS_MIXED_PATH(HOTSPOT_LD)
+    BASIC_WINDOWS_REWRITE_AS_WINDOWS_MIXED_PATH(HOTSPOT_MT)
+    BASIC_WINDOWS_REWRITE_AS_WINDOWS_MIXED_PATH(HOTSPOT_RC)
+    AC_SUBST(HOTSPOT_MT)
+    AC_SUBST(HOTSPOT_RC)
+  else
+    HOTSPOT_CXX="$CXX"
+    HOTSPOT_LD="$LD"
+  fi
+  AC_SUBST(HOTSPOT_CXX)
+  AC_SUBST(HOTSPOT_LD)
 
-  ###############################################################################
-  #
-  # Setup the opt flags for different compilers
-  # and different operating systems.
-  #
-
-  #
-  # NOTE: check for -mstackrealign needs to be below potential addition of -m32
-  #
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_BITS" = x32 && test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xmacosx; then
-    # On 32-bit MacOSX the OS requires C-entry points to be 16 byte aligned.
-    # While waiting for a better solution, the current workaround is to use -mstackrealign.
-    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -mstackrealign"
-    AC_MSG_CHECKING([if 32-bit compiler supports -mstackrealign])
-    AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[int main() { return 0; }]])],
-        [
-          AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
-        ],
-        [
-          AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
-          AC_MSG_ERROR([The selected compiler $CXX does not support -mstackrealign! Try to put another compiler in the path.])
-        ]
-    )
-  fi
-
-  C_FLAG_DEPS="-MMD -MF"
-  CXX_FLAG_DEPS="-MMD -MF"
-
-  case $COMPILER_TYPE in
-    CC )
-      case $COMPILER_NAME in
-        gcc )
-          case $OPENJDK_TARGET_OS in
-            macosx )
-              # On MacOSX we optimize for size, something
-              # we should do for all platforms?
-              C_O_FLAG_HI="-Os"
-              C_O_FLAG_NORM="-Os"
-              C_O_FLAG_NONE=""
-              ;;
-            *)
-              C_O_FLAG_HI="-O3"
-              C_O_FLAG_NORM="-O2"
-              C_O_FLAG_NONE="-O0"
-              ;;
-          esac
-          CXX_O_FLAG_HI="$C_O_FLAG_HI"
-          CXX_O_FLAG_NORM="$C_O_FLAG_NORM"
-          CXX_O_FLAG_NONE="$C_O_FLAG_NONE"
-          CFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-g"
-          CXXFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-g"
-          if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_BITS" = "x64" && test "x$DEBUG_LEVEL" = "xfastdebug"; then
-            CFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-g1"
-            CXXFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-g1"
+  if test  "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xclang; then
+    USE_CLANG=true
           fi
-          ;;
-        ossc )
-          #
-          # Forte has different names for this with their C++ compiler...
-          #
-          C_FLAG_DEPS="-xMMD -xMF"
-          CXX_FLAG_DEPS="-xMMD -xMF"
+  AC_SUBST(USE_CLANG)
 
-          # Extra options used with HIGHEST
-          #
-          # WARNING: Use of OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL=HIGHEST in your Makefile needs to be
-          #          done with care, there are some assumptions below that need to
-          #          be understood about the use of pointers, and IEEE behavior.
-          #
-          # Use non-standard floating point mode (not IEEE 754)
-          CC_HIGHEST="$CC_HIGHEST -fns"
-          # Do some simplification of floating point arithmetic (not IEEE 754)
-          CC_HIGHEST="$CC_HIGHEST -fsimple"
-          # Use single precision floating point with 'float'
-          CC_HIGHEST="$CC_HIGHEST -fsingle"
-          # Assume memory references via basic pointer types do not alias
-          #   (Source with excessing pointer casting and data access with mixed
-          #    pointer types are not recommended)
-          CC_HIGHEST="$CC_HIGHEST -xalias_level=basic"
-          # Use intrinsic or inline versions for math/std functions
-          #   (If you expect perfect errno behavior, do not use this)
-          CC_HIGHEST="$CC_HIGHEST -xbuiltin=%all"
-          # Loop data dependency optimizations (need -xO3 or higher)
-          CC_HIGHEST="$CC_HIGHEST -xdepend"
-          # Pointer parameters to functions do not overlap
-          #   (Similar to -xalias_level=basic usage, but less obvious sometimes.
-          #    If you pass in multiple pointers to the same data, do not use this)
-          CC_HIGHEST="$CC_HIGHEST -xrestrict"
-          # Inline some library routines
-          #   (If you expect perfect errno behavior, do not use this)
-          CC_HIGHEST="$CC_HIGHEST -xlibmil"
-          # Use optimized math routines
-          #   (If you expect perfect errno behavior, do not use this)
-          #  Can cause undefined external on Solaris 8 X86 on __sincos, removing for now
-          #CC_HIGHEST="$CC_HIGHEST -xlibmopt"
-
-          if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU" = xsparc; then
-            CFLAGS_JDK="${CFLAGS_JDK} -xmemalign=4s"
-            CXXFLAGS_JDK="${CXXFLAGS_JDK} -xmemalign=4s"
-          fi
-
-          case $OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_ARCH in
-            x86)
-              C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="-xO4 -Wu,-O4~yz $CC_HIGHEST -xregs=no%frameptr"
-              C_O_FLAG_HI="-xO4 -Wu,-O4~yz -xregs=no%frameptr"
-              C_O_FLAG_NORM="-xO2 -Wu,-O2~yz -xregs=no%frameptr"
-              C_O_FLAG_NONE="-xregs=no%frameptr"
-              CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="-xO4 -Qoption ube -O4~yz $CC_HIGHEST -xregs=no%frameptr"
-              CXX_O_FLAG_HI="-xO4 -Qoption ube -O4~yz -xregs=no%frameptr"
-              CXX_O_FLAG_NORM="-xO2 -Qoption ube -O2~yz -xregs=no%frameptr"
-              CXX_O_FLAG_NONE="-xregs=no%frameptr"
-              if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU" = xx86; then
-                C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="$C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST -xchip=pentium"
-                CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="$CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST -xchip=pentium"
-              fi
-              ;;
-            sparc)
-              CFLAGS_JDKLIB_EXTRA="${CFLAGS_JDKLIB_EXTRA} -xregs=no%appl"
-              CXXFLAGS_JDKLIB_EXTRA="${CXXFLAGS_JDKLIB_EXTRA} -xregs=no%appl"
-              C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="-xO4 -Wc,-Qrm-s -Wc,-Qiselect-T0 $CC_HIGHEST -xprefetch=auto,explicit -xchip=ultra"
-              C_O_FLAG_HI="-xO4 -Wc,-Qrm-s -Wc,-Qiselect-T0"
-              C_O_FLAG_NORM="-xO2 -Wc,-Qrm-s -Wc,-Qiselect-T0"
-              C_O_FLAG_NONE=""
-              CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="-xO4 -Qoption cg -Qrm-s -Qoption cg -Qiselect-T0 $CC_HIGHEST -xprefetch=auto,explicit -xchip=ultra"
-              CXX_O_FLAG_HI="-xO4 -Qoption cg -Qrm-s -Qoption cg -Qiselect-T0"
-              CXX_O_FLAG_NORM="-xO2 -Qoption cg -Qrm-s -Qoption cg -Qiselect-T0"
-              CXX_O_FLAG_NONE=""
-              ;;
-          esac
-
-          CFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-g -xs"
-          CXXFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-g0 -xs"
-          ;;
-        xlc )
-          C_FLAG_DEPS="-qmakedep=gcc -MF"
-          CXX_FLAG_DEPS="-qmakedep=gcc -MF"
-          C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="-O3"
-          C_O_FLAG_HI="-O3 -qstrict"
-          C_O_FLAG_NORM="-O2"
-          C_O_FLAG_NONE=""
-          CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="-O3"
-          CXX_O_FLAG_HI="-O3 -qstrict"
-          CXX_O_FLAG_NORM="-O2"
-          CXX_O_FLAG_NONE=""
-          CFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-g"
-          CXXFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS="-g"
-          LDFLAGS_JDK="${LDFLAGS_JDK} -q64 -brtl -bnolibpath -liconv -bexpall"
-          CFLAGS_JDK="${CFLAGS_JDK} -qchars=signed -q64 -qfullpath -qsaveopt"
-          CXXFLAGS_JDK="${CXXFLAGS_JDK} -qchars=signed -q64 -qfullpath -qsaveopt"
-          ;;
-      esac
-      ;;
-    CL )
-      C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="-O2"
-      C_O_FLAG_HI="-O1"
-      C_O_FLAG_NORM="-O1"
-      C_O_FLAG_NONE="-Od"
-      CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="$C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST"
-      CXX_O_FLAG_HI="$C_O_FLAG_HI"
-      CXX_O_FLAG_NORM="$C_O_FLAG_NORM"
-      CXX_O_FLAG_NONE="$C_O_FLAG_NONE"
-      ;;
-  esac
-
-  if test -z "$C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST"; then
-    C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="$C_O_FLAG_HI"
-  fi
-
-  if test -z "$CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST"; then
-    CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST="$CXX_O_FLAG_HI"
-  fi
-
-  AC_SUBST(C_O_FLAG_HIGHEST)
-  AC_SUBST(C_O_FLAG_HI)
-  AC_SUBST(C_O_FLAG_NORM)
-  AC_SUBST(C_O_FLAG_NONE)
-  AC_SUBST(CXX_O_FLAG_HIGHEST)
-  AC_SUBST(CXX_O_FLAG_HI)
-  AC_SUBST(CXX_O_FLAG_NORM)
-  AC_SUBST(CXX_O_FLAG_NONE)
-  AC_SUBST(C_FLAG_DEPS)
-  AC_SUBST(CXX_FLAG_DEPS)
+  # LDEXE is the linker to use, when creating executables. Not really used.
+  # FIXME: These should just be removed!
+  LDEXE="$LD"
+  LDEXECXX="$LDCXX"
+  AC_SUBST(LDEXE)
+  AC_SUBST(LDEXECXX)
 ])
 
-AC_DEFUN_ONCE([TOOLCHAIN_SETUP_COMPILER_FLAGS_FOR_JDK],
+# Do some additional checks on the detected tools.
+AC_DEFUN_ONCE([TOOLCHAIN_MISC_CHECKS],
 [
-
-  if test "x$CFLAGS" != "x${ADDED_CFLAGS}"; then
-    AC_MSG_WARN([Ignoring CFLAGS($CFLAGS) found in environment. Use --with-extra-cflags])
-  fi
-
-  if test "x$CXXFLAGS" != "x${ADDED_CXXFLAGS}"; then
-    AC_MSG_WARN([Ignoring CXXFLAGS($CXXFLAGS) found in environment. Use --with-extra-cxxflags])
-  fi
-
-  if test "x$LDFLAGS" != "x${ADDED_LDFLAGS}"; then
-    AC_MSG_WARN([Ignoring LDFLAGS($LDFLAGS) found in environment. Use --with-extra-ldflags])
-  fi
-
-  AC_ARG_WITH(extra-cflags, [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-extra-cflags],
-      [extra flags to be used when compiling jdk c-files])])
-
-  AC_ARG_WITH(extra-cxxflags, [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-extra-cxxflags],
-      [extra flags to be used when compiling jdk c++-files])])
-
-  AC_ARG_WITH(extra-ldflags, [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-extra-ldflags],
-      [extra flags to be used when linking jdk])])
-
-  CFLAGS_JDK="${CFLAGS_JDK} $with_extra_cflags"
-  CXXFLAGS_JDK="${CXXFLAGS_JDK} $with_extra_cxxflags"
-  LDFLAGS_JDK="${LDFLAGS_JDK} $with_extra_ldflags"
-
-  # Hotspot needs these set in their legacy form
-  LEGACY_EXTRA_CFLAGS=$with_extra_cflags
-  LEGACY_EXTRA_CXXFLAGS=$with_extra_cxxflags
-  LEGACY_EXTRA_LDFLAGS=$with_extra_ldflags
-
-  AC_SUBST(LEGACY_EXTRA_CFLAGS)
-  AC_SUBST(LEGACY_EXTRA_CXXFLAGS)
-  AC_SUBST(LEGACY_EXTRA_LDFLAGS)
-
-  ###############################################################################
-  #
-  # Now setup the CFLAGS and LDFLAGS for the JDK build.
-  # Later we will also have CFLAGS and LDFLAGS for the hotspot subrepo build.
-  #
-  case $COMPILER_NAME in
-    gcc )
-      # these options are used for both C and C++ compiles
-      CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS $CCXXFLAGS_JDK -Wall -Wno-parentheses -Wextra -Wno-unused -Wno-unused-parameter -Wformat=2 \
-      -pipe \
-      -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_REENTRANT -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE"
-      case $OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_ARCH in
-        arm )
-          # on arm we don't prevent gcc to omit frame pointer but do prevent strict aliasing
-          CFLAGS_JDK="${CFLAGS_JDK} -fno-strict-aliasing"
-          ;;
-        ppc )
-          # on ppc we don't prevent gcc to omit frame pointer nor strict-aliasing
-          ;;
-        * )
-          CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK -fno-omit-frame-pointer"
-          CFLAGS_JDK="${CFLAGS_JDK} -fno-strict-aliasing"
-          ;;
-      esac
-      ;;
-    ossc )
-      CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS $CCXXFLAGS_JDK -DTRACING -DMACRO_MEMSYS_OPS -DBREAKPTS"
-      case $OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_ARCH in
-        x86 )
-          CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK -DcpuIntel -Di586 -D$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_LEGACY_LIB"
-          CFLAGS_JDK="$CFLAGS_JDK -erroff=E_BAD_PRAGMA_PACK_VALUE"
-          ;;
-      esac
-
-      CFLAGS_JDK="$CFLAGS_JDK -xc99=%none -xCC -errshort=tags -Xa -v -mt -W0,-noglobal"
-      CXXFLAGS_JDK="$CXXFLAGS_JDK -errtags=yes +w -mt -features=no%except -DCC_NOEX -norunpath -xnolib"
-
-      LDFLAGS_JDK="$LDFLAGS_JDK -z defs -xildoff -ztext"
-      LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK="$LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK -norunpath -xnolib"
-      ;;
-    xlc )
-      CFLAGS_JDK="$CFLAGS_JDK -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_REENTRANT -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -DSTDC"
-      CXXFLAGS_JDK="$CXXFLAGS_JDK -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_REENTRANT -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -DSTDC"
-
-      LDFLAGS_JDK="$LDFLAGS_JDK"
-      LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK="$LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK"
-      ;;
-    cl )
-      CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS $CCXXFLAGS_JDK -Zi -MD -Zc:wchar_t- -W3 -wd4800 \
-      -D_STATIC_CPPLIB -D_DISABLE_DEPRECATE_STATIC_CPPLIB -DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN \
-      -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE -D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE \
-      -DWIN32 -DIAL"
-      case $OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU in
-        x86 )
-          CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK -D_X86_ -Dx86"
-          ;;
-        x86_64 )
-          CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK -D_AMD64_ -Damd64"
-          ;;
-      esac
-      ;;
-  esac
-
-  ###############################################################################
-
-  # Adjust flags according to debug level.
-  case $DEBUG_LEVEL in
-    fastdebug )
-      CFLAGS_JDK="$CFLAGS_JDK $CFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS"
-      CXXFLAGS_JDK="$CXXFLAGS_JDK $CXXFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS"
-      C_O_FLAG_HI="$C_O_FLAG_NORM"
-      C_O_FLAG_NORM="$C_O_FLAG_NORM"
-      CXX_O_FLAG_HI="$CXX_O_FLAG_NORM"
-      CXX_O_FLAG_NORM="$CXX_O_FLAG_NORM"
-      JAVAC_FLAGS="$JAVAC_FLAGS -g"
-      ;;
-    slowdebug )
-      CFLAGS_JDK="$CFLAGS_JDK $CFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS"
-      CXXFLAGS_JDK="$CXXFLAGS_JDK $CXXFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS"
-      C_O_FLAG_HI="$C_O_FLAG_NONE"
-      C_O_FLAG_NORM="$C_O_FLAG_NONE"
-      CXX_O_FLAG_HI="$CXX_O_FLAG_NONE"
-      CXX_O_FLAG_NORM="$CXX_O_FLAG_NONE"
-      JAVAC_FLAGS="$JAVAC_FLAGS -g"
-      ;;
-  esac
-
-  CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK $ADD_LP64"
-
   # The package path is used only on macosx?
+  # FIXME: clean this up, and/or move it elsewhere.
   PACKAGE_PATH=/opt/local
   AC_SUBST(PACKAGE_PATH)
 
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_ENDIAN" = xlittle; then
-    # The macro _LITTLE_ENDIAN needs to be defined the same to avoid the
-    #   Sun C compiler warning message: warning: macro redefined: _LITTLE_ENDIAN
-    #   (The Solaris X86 system defines this in file /usr/include/sys/isa_defs.h).
-    #   Note: -Dmacro         is the same as    #define macro 1
-    #         -Dmacro=        is the same as    #define macro
-    if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xsolaris; then
-      CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK -D_LITTLE_ENDIAN="
-    else
-      CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK -D_LITTLE_ENDIAN"
-    fi
-  else
-    CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK -D_BIG_ENDIAN"
-  fi
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xlinux; then
-    CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK -DLINUX"
-  fi
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xwindows; then
-    CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK -DWINDOWS"
-  fi
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xsolaris; then
-    CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK -DSOLARIS"
-  fi
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xaix; then
-    CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK -DAIX -DPPC64"
-  fi
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xmacosx; then
-    CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK -DMACOSX -D_ALLBSD_SOURCE -D_DARWIN_UNLIMITED_SELECT"
-    # Setting these parameters makes it an error to link to macosx APIs that are
-    # newer than the given OS version and makes the linked binaries compatible even
-    # if built on a newer version of the OS.
-    # The expected format is X.Y.Z
-    MACOSX_VERSION_MIN=10.7.0
-    AC_SUBST(MACOSX_VERSION_MIN)
-    # The macro takes the version with no dots, ex: 1070
-    # Let the flags variables get resolved in make for easier override on make
-    # command line.
-    CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK -DMAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED=\$(subst .,,\$(MACOSX_VERSION_MIN)) -mmacosx-version-min=\$(MACOSX_VERSION_MIN)"
-    LDFLAGS_JDK="$LDFLAGS_JDK -mmacosx-version-min=\$(MACOSX_VERSION_MIN)"
+  # Check for extra potential brokenness.
+  if test  "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then
+    # On Windows, double-check that we got the right compiler.
+    CC_VERSION_OUTPUT=`$CC 2>&1 | $HEAD -n 1 | $TR -d '\r'`    
+    COMPILER_CPU_TEST=`$ECHO $CC_VERSION_OUTPUT | $SED -n "s/^.* \(.*\)$/\1/p"`
+    if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU" = "xx86"; then
+      if test "x$COMPILER_CPU_TEST" != "x80x86"; then
+        AC_MSG_ERROR([Target CPU mismatch. We are building for $OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU but CL is for "$COMPILER_CPU_TEST"; expected "80x86".])
   fi
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xbsd; then
-    CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK -DBSD -D_ALLBSD_SOURCE"
+    elif test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU" = "xx86_64"; then
+      if test "x$COMPILER_CPU_TEST" != "xx64"; then
+        AC_MSG_ERROR([Target CPU mismatch. We are building for $OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU but CL is for "$COMPILER_CPU_TEST"; expected "x64".])
   fi
-  if test "x$DEBUG_LEVEL" = xrelease; then
-    CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK -DNDEBUG"
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xsolaris; then
-    CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK -DTRIMMED"
   fi
-  else
-    CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK -DDEBUG"
   fi
 
-  CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK -DARCH='\"$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_LEGACY\"' -D$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_LEGACY"
-  CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK -DRELEASE='\"\$(RELEASE)\"'"
-
-  CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK \
-      -I${JDK_OUTPUTDIR}/include \
-      -I${JDK_OUTPUTDIR}/include/$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS \
-      -I${JDK_TOPDIR}/src/share/javavm/export \
-      -I${JDK_TOPDIR}/src/$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS_EXPORT_DIR/javavm/export \
-      -I${JDK_TOPDIR}/src/share/native/common \
-      -I${JDK_TOPDIR}/src/$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS_API_DIR/native/common"
-
-  # The shared libraries are compiled using the picflag.
-  CFLAGS_JDKLIB="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK $CFLAGS_JDK $PICFLAG $CFLAGS_JDKLIB_EXTRA"
-  CXXFLAGS_JDKLIB="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK $CXXFLAGS_JDK $PICFLAG $CXXFLAGS_JDKLIB_EXTRA "
-
-  # Executable flags
-  CFLAGS_JDKEXE="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK $CFLAGS_JDK"
-  CXXFLAGS_JDKEXE="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK $CXXFLAGS_JDK"
-
-  # Now this is odd. The JDK native libraries have to link against libjvm.so
-  # On 32-bit machines there is normally two distinct libjvm.so:s, client and server.
-  # Which should we link to? Are we lucky enough that the binary api to the libjvm.so library
-  # is identical for client and server? Yes. Which is picked at runtime (client or server)?
-  # Neither, since the chosen libjvm.so has already been loaded by the launcher, all the following
-  # libraries will link to whatever is in memory. Yuck.
-  #
-  # Thus we offer the compiler to find libjvm.so first in server then in client. It works. Ugh.
-  if test "x$COMPILER_NAME" = xcl; then
-    LDFLAGS_JDK="$LDFLAGS_JDK -nologo -opt:ref -incremental:no"
-    if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU" = xx86; then
-      LDFLAGS_JDK="$LDFLAGS_JDK -safeseh"
-    fi
-    # TODO: make -debug optional "--disable-full-debug-symbols"
-    LDFLAGS_JDK="$LDFLAGS_JDK -debug"
-    LDFLAGS_JDKLIB="${LDFLAGS_JDK} -dll -libpath:${JDK_OUTPUTDIR}/lib"
-    LDFLAGS_JDKLIB_SUFFIX=""
-    if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_BITS" = "x64"; then
-      LDFLAGS_STACK_SIZE=1048576
-    else
-      LDFLAGS_STACK_SIZE=327680
-    fi
-    LDFLAGS_JDKEXE="${LDFLAGS_JDK} /STACK:$LDFLAGS_STACK_SIZE"
-  else
-    if test "x$COMPILER_NAME" = xgcc; then
+  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
       # If this is a --hash-style=gnu system, use --hash-style=both, why?
       HAS_GNU_HASH=`$CC -dumpspecs 2>/dev/null | $GREP 'hash-style=gnu'`
-      if test -n "$HAS_GNU_HASH"; then
-        LDFLAGS_JDK="${LDFLAGS_JDK} -Xlinker --hash-style=both "
-      fi
-      if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xlinux; then
-        # And since we now know that the linker is gnu, then add -z defs, to forbid
-        # undefined symbols in object files.
-        LDFLAGS_JDK="${LDFLAGS_JDK} -Xlinker -z -Xlinker defs"
-        if test "x$DEBUG_LEVEL" = "xrelease"; then
-          # When building release libraries, tell the linker optimize them.
-          # Should this be supplied to the OSS linker as well?
-          LDFLAGS_JDK="${LDFLAGS_JDK} -Xlinker -O1"
-        fi
-      fi
-    fi
-    LDFLAGS_JDKLIB="${LDFLAGS_JDK} $SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS \
-        -L${JDK_OUTPUTDIR}/lib${OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_LIBDIR}"
-
-    # On some platforms (mac) the linker warns about non existing -L dirs.
-    # Add server first if available. Linking aginst client does not always produce the same results.
-    # Only add client dir if client is being built. Add minimal (note not minimal1) if only building minimal1.
-    # Default to server for other variants.
-    if test "x$JVM_VARIANT_SERVER" = xtrue; then
-      LDFLAGS_JDKLIB="${LDFLAGS_JDKLIB} -L${JDK_OUTPUTDIR}/lib${OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_LIBDIR}/server"
-    elif test "x$JVM_VARIANT_CLIENT" = xtrue; then
-      LDFLAGS_JDKLIB="${LDFLAGS_JDKLIB} -L${JDK_OUTPUTDIR}/lib${OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_LIBDIR}/client"
-    elif test "x$JVM_VARIANT_MINIMAL1" = xtrue; then
-      LDFLAGS_JDKLIB="${LDFLAGS_JDKLIB} -L${JDK_OUTPUTDIR}/lib${OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_LIBDIR}/minimal"
-    else
-      LDFLAGS_JDKLIB="${LDFLAGS_JDKLIB} -L${JDK_OUTPUTDIR}/lib${OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_LIBDIR}/server"
-    fi
-
-    LDFLAGS_JDKLIB_SUFFIX="-ljava -ljvm"
-    if test "x$COMPILER_NAME" = xossc; then
-      LDFLAGS_JDKLIB_SUFFIX="$LDFLAGS_JDKLIB_SUFFIX -lc"
-    fi
-
-    LDFLAGS_JDKEXE="${LDFLAGS_JDK}"
-    if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xlinux; then
-      LDFLAGS_JDKEXE="$LDFLAGS_JDKEXE -Xlinker --allow-shlib-undefined"
-    fi
+    # This is later checked when setting flags.
   fi
 
-  AC_SUBST(CFLAGS_JDKLIB)
-  AC_SUBST(CFLAGS_JDKEXE)
-
-  AC_SUBST(CXXFLAGS_JDKLIB)
-  AC_SUBST(CXXFLAGS_JDKEXE)
-
-  AC_SUBST(LDFLAGS_JDKLIB)
-  AC_SUBST(LDFLAGS_JDKEXE)
-  AC_SUBST(LDFLAGS_JDKLIB_SUFFIX)
-  AC_SUBST(LDFLAGS_JDKEXE_SUFFIX)
-  AC_SUBST(LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK)
-])
-
-
-# TOOLCHAIN_COMPILER_CHECK_ARGUMENTS([ARGUMENT], [RUN-IF-TRUE],
-#                                   [RUN-IF-FALSE])
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-# Check that the c and c++ compilers support an argument
-AC_DEFUN([TOOLCHAIN_COMPILER_CHECK_ARGUMENTS],
-[
-  AC_MSG_CHECKING([if compiler supports "$1"])
-  supports=yes
-
-  saved_cflags="$CFLAGS"
-  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $1"
-  AC_LANG_PUSH([C])
-  AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[int i;]])], [], 
-      [supports=no])
-  AC_LANG_POP([C])
-  CFLAGS="$saved_cflags"
-
-  saved_cxxflags="$CXXFLAGS"
-  CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAG $1"
-  AC_LANG_PUSH([C++])
-  AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[int i;]])], [], 
-      [supports=no])
-  AC_LANG_POP([C++])
-  CXXFLAGS="$saved_cxxflags"
-
-  AC_MSG_RESULT([$supports])
-  if test "x$supports" = "xyes" ; then
-    m4_ifval([$2], [$2], [:])
-  else
-    m4_ifval([$3], [$3], [:])
-  fi
-])
-
-AC_DEFUN_ONCE([TOOLCHAIN_SETUP_COMPILER_FLAGS_MISC],
-[
-  # Some Zero and Shark settings.
-  # ZERO_ARCHFLAG tells the compiler which mode to build for
-  case "${OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU}" in
-    s390)
-      ZERO_ARCHFLAG="${COMPILER_TARGET_BITS_FLAG}31"
-      ;;
-    *)
-      ZERO_ARCHFLAG="${COMPILER_TARGET_BITS_FLAG}${OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_BITS}"
-  esac
-  TOOLCHAIN_COMPILER_CHECK_ARGUMENTS([$ZERO_ARCHFLAG], [], [ZERO_ARCHFLAG=""])
-  AC_SUBST(ZERO_ARCHFLAG)
-
-  # Check that the compiler supports -mX (or -qX on AIX) flags
-  # Set COMPILER_SUPPORTS_TARGET_BITS_FLAG to 'true' if it does
-  TOOLCHAIN_COMPILER_CHECK_ARGUMENTS([${COMPILER_TARGET_BITS_FLAG}${OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_BITS}],
-      [COMPILER_SUPPORTS_TARGET_BITS_FLAG=true],
-      [COMPILER_SUPPORTS_TARGET_BITS_FLAG=false])
-  AC_SUBST(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_TARGET_BITS_FLAG)
-
-
-  # Check for broken SuSE 'ld' for which 'Only anonymous version tag is allowed in executable.'
+  # Check for broken SuSE 'ld' for which 'Only anonymous version tag is allowed 
+  # in executable.'
   USING_BROKEN_SUSE_LD=no
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xlinux && test "x$GCC" = xyes; then
+  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xlinux && test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
     AC_MSG_CHECKING([for broken SuSE 'ld' which only understands anonymous version tags in executables])
     echo "SUNWprivate_1.1 { local: *; };" > version-script.map
     echo "int main() { }" > main.c
     if $CXX -Xlinker -version-script=version-script.map main.c 2>&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD; then
       AC_MSG_RESULT(no)

@@ -1209,11 +699,11 @@
     rm -rf version-script.map main.c a.out
   fi
   AC_SUBST(USING_BROKEN_SUSE_LD)
 ])
 
-# Setup the JTREG paths
+# Setup the JTReg Regression Test Harness.
 AC_DEFUN_ONCE([TOOLCHAIN_SETUP_JTREG],
 [
   AC_ARG_WITH(jtreg, [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-jtreg],
       [Regression Test Harness @<:@probed@:>@])],
       [],