[OpenJDK 2D-Dev] Fwd: requesting bug id for removing redundant fontconfig files

[Andrew Hughes]

----- Original Message -----
> On 04/08/2013 11:09 AM, Erik Joelsson wrote:
> >  From a build point of view I think the patch looks ok. I can't comment on
> >  if it's safe to remove
> > the fontconfig files though. I've created a bug:
> >
> > 8011693: Remove redundant fontconfig files
> >
> 
> Thank you very much. I will continue review on 2d-dev.
> 

You have a review from me and a bug ID, so should be good to go.  The AWT developers
have expressed before that they don't expect fontconfig files to be used even in 7
and have had ample opportunity to object.

> J.
> 
> >
> > On 2013-04-08 10:00, Jiri Vanek wrote:
> >> On 04/03/2013 04:42 PM, Andrew Hughes wrote:
> >>> [Forwarding to 2d-dev]
> >>>
> >>> ----- Forwarded Message -----
> >>>> Hi!
> >>>>
> >>>> FontConfig  files are no longer necessary for jdk7 and 8. I have patch
> >>>> for
> >>>> their removal
> >>>> (http://jvanek.fedorapeople.org/oracle/jdk8/webrevs/removedFontConfigFiles/)
> >>>> and I have built and
> >>>> tested - looks ok.
> >>>> This approach was recommended at -
> >>>> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/2d-dev/2012-May/002547.html.
> >>>>
> >>>> To move forward with this issue I would like to have  bug id if
> >>>> possible.
> >>>> Later I would like to
> >>>> backport this also to JDK7.\
> >>>>
> >>>> With kind regards
> >>>> Jiri Vanek
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> This looks ok to me.  I assume it builds?
> >>
> >> sure :)
> >>
> >>>
> >>> There seems to generally be a lot of dead code in the jdk repository,
> >>> which is
> >>> very confusing for fixing anything.  Glad to see some of it going.
> >>>
> >>> Let's get it into 8 first, then we can backport to 7.  Oracle, can we
> >>> have a bug ID please?
> >>>
> >> Trying my luck with build-dev at openjdk.java.net....
> >>
> >> J.
> 
> 

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Andrew :)

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