RFR: JDK-8188814 Simplify IncludeCustomExtension

[David Holmes]

Looks good.

Thanks,
David

On 5/10/2017 8:02 PM, Magnus Ihse Bursie wrote:
> Now that we only have a single repo, the first argument to 
> IncludeCustomExtension is no longer needed.
> 
> I looked at some more ambitious ways to simplify IncludeCustomExtension. 
> Getting make to automatically retrieve the name of the file is just 
> sooooo tantalizingly close to possible, but ultimately not doable. :-(
> 
> One way to achieve this (and also get automatic hooks for custom 
> extensions prior and after including a file) would be to replace all 
> places now sporting "include $FILE" with a "$(eval $(call include, 
> $FILE))". This would also help somewhat with debuggability, by providing 
> means from the code, e.g. in error messages, to know the name of the 
> current file, and showing the include tree in e.g. LOG=debug.
> 
> However, in the end, I decided it was not really worth it. We have 200+ 
> includes that needed changing, and then we would need to remember to use 
> this pattern for all new future changes.
> 
> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8188814
> WebRev: 
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~ihse/JDK-8188814-simplify-IncludeCustomExtension/webrev.01 
> 
> 
> /Magnus