About the target/host situation

[Magnus Ihse Bursie]

On 2012-06-12 06:59, David Holmes wrote:
> On 12/06/2012 2:30 AM, Magnus Ihse Bursie wrote:
>> On 2012-06-04 11:47, Magnus Ihse Bursie wrote:
>>> Fredrik and others, please note that this does not mean that this is
>>> the final say in the discussion! It just means that we need to resolve
>>> the current block on our work in build-infra. The fact that either
>>> this or Fredriks solution is the current one in build-infra right now
>>> should carry no weight when coming to a final decision on how the
>>> matters should be! As far as this is a part of the discussion, it is
>>> to bring an example on how the --jdk-target option could be 
>>> implemented.
>>
>> Fredrik, Erik and I have now agreed to use the term "OpenJDK target"
>
> Ummmm but I don't build OpenJDK. I suggest dropping the "Open" part.

That was a proposal as well during our discussions. However, it was 
perceived that "jdk" was somewhat ambigious: does it refer to the 
product as a whole, or just the jdk forest? "openjdk", on the other 
hand, could not be misunderstood as the jdk forest.

Granted, when adding closed sources you build a product that is not 
OpenJDK, but I think you can manage that discrepance anyway. :) Try to 
rejoice in the fact that the target is not named "host", just as you 
wanted, and don't get caught up in the "open" prefix. :-)

/Magnus