Status of ccache

[Dan Smith]

> On May 25, 2015, at 2:38 AM, Erik Joelsson <erik.joelsson at oracle.com> wrote:
> 
> On 2015-05-22 17:47, Dan Smith wrote:
>> JDK-8027584 disabled ccache by default, I gather because it doesn't work in Cygwin, and secondarily because of vague general problems with it.
>> 
>> The documentation (README-builds.html) still unambiguously endorses it, although doesn't say anything about how to turn it on (configure with --enable-ccache).
>> 
>> I'm curious about the current state of affairs, and suggest updating the documentation to reflect the answer.
>> 
>> —Dan
> From README-builds.html in jdk9:
> 
>                <h4>Building with ccache</h4>
> 
>                <p>The OpenJDK build supports building with ccache
>                    when using gcc or clang. Using ccache can
>                    radically speed up compilation of native code if
>                    you often rebuild the same sources. Your milage
>                    may vary however so we recommend evaluating it for
>                    yourself. To enable it, make sure it's on the path
>                    and configure with <code>--enable-ccache</code>.</p>
> 
> I wouldn't say that's endorsing ccache, but rather reflects the current state of things.

Sorry!  Didn't see that updated text.  Yeah, that's exactly what I was looking for.

When I read the readme, I was jumping around to different points in the history, so I must have read a stale version.

—Dan