6459804: Want client (c1) compiler for x86_64 (amd64) for faster start-up
Reviewed-by: kvn

Summary: Moving to SS12. Builds with SS11 still work, the compiler comes from your PATH when building hotspot.
Reviewed-by: tbell

Summary: SS12 C++ tripped over new templates usage in instanceKlass.cpp.
Reviewed-by: never

Reviewed-by: kvn

Summary: Update copyright year for files that have been modified in 2008
Reviewed-by: ohair, tbell

Summary: import the absolute output directory when launching sub make process and avoid including defs.make in rules.make
Reviewed-by: kamg, kvn

Summary: adds JVM_FindClassFromBootLoader entry point, for jdk's use
Reviewed-by: dholmes, acorn

Reviewed-by: sspitsyn

Summary: Remove the preferred base address built with libjvm.so and unified the PIC approach on Solaris & Linux.
Reviewed-by: never, kamg
Contributed-by: xiaobin.lu@sun.com

Summary: Remove workaround compiler options for instanceKlass.cpp and objArrayKlass.cpp.
Reviewed-by: ysr, jcoomes

Summary: Allows for building with SS12, no longer requires SS11, warns if not SS11 for now. Once SS12 is validated and performance measurements look ok, SS12 will be the validated compiler.
Reviewed-by: sspitsyn, ikrylov

Summary: Initial checkin of JSDT code
Reviewed-by: acorn, sbohne

Summary: Compressed oops in instances, arrays, and headers. Code contributors are coleenp, phh, never, swamyv
Reviewed-by: jmasa, kamg, acorn, tbell, kvn, rasbold

Summary: Moved makefiles out of build and build/closed into make/
Reviewed-by: kvn, ohair