RFR: 8344093: Implementation of JEP XXX: Deprecate the 32-bit x86 Port for Removal [v2]

[David Holmes]

On Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:39:42 GMT, Aleksey Shipilev <shade at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> WIP, as the JEP is still not targeted. We can review code meanwhile.
>> 
>> Additional testing:
>>  - [x] Linux x86-32 build configure fails by default
>>  - [x] Linux x86-32 build configures well with `--enable-deprecated-ports=yes`
>>  - [ ] GHA
>
> Aleksey Shipilev has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a merge or a rebase. The incremental webrev excludes the unrelated changes brought in by the merge/rebase. The pull request contains two additional commits since the last revision:
> 
>  - Merge branch 'master' into JDK-8344093-x86-32-deprecation
>  - Initial work

.github/workflows/main.yml line 39:

> 37:         description: 'Platform(s) to execute on (comma separated, e.g. "linux-x64, macos, aarch64")'
> 38:         required: true
> 39:         default: 'linux-x64, linux-x64-variants, linux-cross-compile, alpine-linux-x64, macos-x64, macos-aarch64, windows-x64, windows-aarch64, docs'

Why does deprecation imply we stop caring about it completely? Shouldn't we continue to test until it is removed?

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/22062#discussion_r1841729240