Improved build system

[Jonathan Gibbons]

On 09/29/2011 05:33 PM, Fredrik Öhrström wrote:
> So to convert a jdk makefile, you need to figure out what java files
> does it create and move java source creation to GenerateJavaSources.gmk
> and into a suitable Gensrc....gmk file, then the actual classes are
> compiled already in CompileJavaClasses.gmk. If the makefile also generates
> a c-library you have to update CompileNativeLibraries.gmk.
>
> (Notice, how I cleverly changed the pronoun from I/we to you in
> the previous paragraph?:-)  )


Fredrik,

Thanks for posting a great start on this great project.

With respect to the paragraph above, can I ask what the charter of this 
project is intended to be?   Is it to demonstrate/enable an "improved 
build system", or is it the goal to deliver a fully functional 
replacement?   More specifically, how much are the build-infra team 
intending to all the work, and how much are you expecting other teams to 
contribute (beyond code reviews etc)

-- Jon

(Notice, I'm trying changed the pronoun back again:-)  )