<AWT Dev> MAWT vs XAWT

[Roman Kennke]

Hi there,

> Actually, there's nothing to clena in documentation. Motif just isn't 
> mentioned anywhere anymore. Or is it? http://openjdk.java.net seems also 
> clean.
> 
> PEOPLE! If someone has up-to-date document with motif
> requirements or something to that effect, (it's not up-to-date document) 
> please let me know.

I'm sorry to have stirred so much trouble. I was only referring to my
memory when I last installed all required packages for OpenJDK (that was
a while ago and I was not aware that this requirement changed). However,
it would be nice (and less confusing) to have the obsolete sources
removed from the sources tree.

Cheers, Roman

> 
> Thanks,
> -Yuri
> 
> Oleg Sukhodolsky wrote:
> > 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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