Integrated: 8325963: Clean up NativeCompilation.gmk and its newly created parts

[Magnus Ihse Bursie]

On Thu, 15 Feb 2024 14:13:19 GMT, Magnus Ihse Bursie <ihse at openjdk.org> wrote:

> This is a follow-up to [JDK-8325877](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8325877). I was careful in that bug not to change order of any lines, only split up the original file into parts.
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> In this PR, I use the new structure to improve the design. I collect the functionality into three clearly separate phases, preparation, compilation and linking. I use consistent naming to reveal whether a function just sets up variables, or create output. I simplify and split up a few extra hard to read functions. I move some code around so it is placed more logically.
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> It can be hard to convince yourself that the changes are correct if you just look at the end result. I have tried to make small and clear changes in each separate commit, and to explain in the commit title what I am doing. I recommend reviewing this PR [commit by commit](https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/pull/17873/commits).

This pull request has now been integrated.

Changeset: 1bd91cde
Author:    Magnus Ihse Bursie <ihse at openjdk.org>
URL:       https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/commit/1bd91cdebee1e9ec78ecf185529923eef40ff89c
Stats:     389 lines in 6 files changed: 134 ins; 130 del; 125 mod

8325963: Clean up NativeCompilation.gmk and its newly created parts

Reviewed-by: jwaters, erikj

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/17873