RFR: JDK-8027566 Remove the old build system

[Alan Bateman]

On 08/11/2013 13:33, Magnus Ihse Bursie wrote:
>
> I think there are both pros and cons by going through tl. As you say, 
> it will result in more testing. But it will also likely result in a 
> bunch of merge issues, since changes in the build system is likely to 
> continue arrive in the build forest. I have looked at the latest round 
> of webrevs, and most of them will require manual merging if they are 
> applied after the removal, typically meaning updating paths.
>
> So if we take this one in through tl, I assume we have to do one the 
> following:
> * Accept that there will be potentially problematic manual merges for 
> the integrators.
> * Block the build forest for more checkins until the big change hits 
> the master.
> * Divert all build changes to tl after this one goes in and until it 
> reaches master.
> * Don't integrate build in the next round of integration, just tl.
> * ... or something else?
The changes going through jdk8/build is recent weeks have been 
disruptive and I don't think it's a good use of integrators' time to 
have to deal with that. I also wonder if there is really any need to 
continue with jdk8/build, maybe it's time to just retire it.

-Alan