<AWT Dev> MAWT vs XAWT

Oleg Sukhodolsky Oleg.Sukhodolsky at Sun.COM
Fri May 16 00:36:17 PDT 2008


So, we only need to clean our documentation?  Am I right?  If so a CR 
should be fired about this (or we can do this w/o cr?).

Oleg.

Yuri Nesterenko wrote:
> Hi Oleg,
> 
> after 6463431 (integrated in b21) there's no such a check any more nor 
> any stated requirement in readme files. I've double-checked it in make 
> hierarchy, and the only motif-related stuff is Motif L&F and some 
> deadend vestiges, never included anywhere.
> 
> Thanks,
> -yan
> 
> Oleg Sukhodolsky wrote:
>> Yuri,
>>
>> could you, please, file a CR to remove this check.
>>
>> Thanks, Oleg.
>>
>>
>> Yuri Nesterenko wrote:
>>> Phil Race wrote:
>>>> Oleg Sukhodolsky wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ok, good to know. I wonder why OpenMotif or lesstif is required to 
>>>>>> build
>>>>>> OpenJDK then?
>>>>>
>>>>> I think we need headers to get some constants, but perhaps we 
>>>>> forgot to remove the check ;)  We will look at this.
>>>>
>>>> Yes, its just headers for constants for window manager 
>>>> interoperability.
>>>> I believe its possible to do away with this but it was more 
>>>> work/risk than Yuri had time for
>>>> when he was removing the main motif build dependencies from openjdk.
>>>>
>>>> -phil.
>>>
>>> AFAIK Motif headers are not necessary any more for jdk7 (see 6463431),
>>> and there should be no reference in building documents or scripts to 
>>> anything Motif. There is plenty of dead spaghetty left in the code, 
>>> though, mostly harmless.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> -yan
> 



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