RFR: 8345169: Implement JEP 503: Remove the 32-bit x86 Port [v2]

[Aleksey Shipilev]

On Fri, 7 Mar 2025 15:06:18 GMT, Magnus Ihse Bursie <ihse at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> I think leaving a comment describing how to deprecate a port is useful. To look it up in history you have to realise there is something to look up.
>> 
>> "They who are not reminded of the past will invent a new way to do it in the future."
>
> The `--enable-deprecated-ports` is still there. All that is removed is an if statement and a print line. I know the make syntax can seem intimidating, but just ask me or any other build team member if you need help to recreate such a thing. It is not like it is a complicated algorithm that can be written in many ways. This is just make's equivalant of:
> 
> 
> if (some_condition) {
>   println("whatever");
> }
> 
> 
> To me this is just utter nonsense to keep that commented out.

"Utter nonsense" might be a bit harsh. We do code samples around OpenJDK all the time to leave breadcrumbs for future use. As I said, I don't mind removing it, done so in new commit.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/23906#discussion_r1986943830