Qn WRT PACKAGES and FEATURES

[Erik Joelsson]

On 2014-09-08 03:45, David Holmes wrote:
> On 6/09/2014 11:20 PM, pointo1d wrote:
>> Hi all ,
>>
>> Whilst perusing the output from the command $ bash configure --help, in
>> connection with enabling/disabling parts of the build, I notice the use
>> of the terms FEATURE and PACKAGE but with little further information -
>
> Aren't they "legacy" configure terminology?
>
I think so too. The help output from configure has a portion added by 
autoconf, which is very general to configure scripts and may not apply 
completely to the configure script in OpenJDK.

/Erik
> David H.
>
>> could anyone enlighten me as to the meaning and also possible values,
>> for these terms ?
>>
>> Methinx that there may be the opporchancity to raise a usability 'issue'
>> and suggest and indeed implement, its' fix :-)
>>
>> TIA ,
>>