RFR: JDK-8210962 Deprecate jdk-variant

[Aleksey Shipilev]

On 09/20/2018 06:48 PM, Magnus Ihse Bursie wrote:
> A long time ago, we supported different "variants" of the JDK build, like "normal" and "embedded".
> The --with-jdk-variant and associated machinery has been kept in place, even though it's not doing
> anyting. Time to remove it.
> 
> I chose to keep the "-normal-" in the build output name so as not to break any scripts. But I'm
> willing to change this if someone has a clear opinion otherwise.

This breakage would happen at some point anyway, unless we accept that "-normal-" would linger
forever. It is probably for the best to break it when we purge the configure option.

> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8210962
> WebRev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~ihse/JDK-8210962-deprecate-jdk-variant/webrev.01

Ah, my heart skipped a bit. It is important to mention this is _not_ jvm-variant :)

$ sh ./configure --help | grep variant
  --with-jdk-variant      JDK variant to build (normal) [normal]       <--- removing this guy
  --with-jvm-variants     JVM variants (separated by commas) to build

configure: The available JVM variants are: "server client minimal core zero custom"

Thanks,
-Aleksey