RFR: JDK-8027566 Remove the old build system

[Magnus Ihse Bursie]

On 2013-11-08 12:29, Alan Bateman wrote:
> On 08/11/2013 08:10, Magnus Ihse Bursie wrote:
>> :
>>
>> We have verified, using the compare script, that the resulting build 
>> bits do not differ from what was build before this patch was applied. 
>> This comparison is still not finished for a few platforms, but we 
>> have tested the majority and found no regressions. We will continue 
>> testing the last platforms, but we don't expect any surprises.
> Good to hear that this comparison is going on.
>
> Is there any update on whether there is agreement to do this in JDK 8?

Yes. We have a preliminary approval from the release team, on the 
condition that SQE does some amount of pre-integration testing. I've 
just sent them the binaries, so hopefully it won't take too long.

/Magnus