RFR: JDK-8282532: Add option to explicitly set build platform and remove support for legacy cross compilation flags

[Thomas Stuefe]

On Wed, 2 Mar 2022 08:11:51 GMT, TheShermanTanker <duke at openjdk.java.net> wrote:

>This also removes support for the legacy cross compilation flags as well.

Hi,

without reading through building.md and your patch, which legacy flags are would be removed by this?

Thanks, Thomas

Oh, and please describe whatever you do in the JBS issue. It's completely blank. It would be nice if it contained a description of what you do, at least as good as the PR text. Thank you!

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/7656