RFR: JDK-8067060: build can still fail with spaces following -L on link lines

[Magnus Ihse Bursie]

On 2014-12-10 12:30, Erik Joelsson wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Embarrassingly enough, my last fix for the -L and space problem wasn't 
> correct. Here is a new fix where I'm reverting the macro definitions 
> from using define to simple = assignment. The latter automatically 
> strips leading whitespace and IMO fits better for the type of macro 
> that should not be called with $(eval ). (See bug for more detailed 
> explanation).
>
> This time I made sure to grep the build log on a mac for '-L ' to make 
> sure I didn't miss anything.
>
> Stuart: could you make sure this patch works since I can't repro the 
> actual failure?
>
> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8067060
> Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~erikj/8067060/webrev.jdk.01/

Looks good to me.

I prefer the "define" style for macros since it's more clear (at least 
to me :)) that it's a macro and not just a simple definition, but I 
agree that when it breaks otherwise, as it would in this case, the = 
assignment is useful.

/Magnus