About the target/host situation

[Andrew Hughes]

----- Original Message -----
> Magnus,
> 
> On 12/06/2012 6:06 PM, Magnus Ihse Bursie wrote:
> > 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.
> 
> I don't buy the ambiguous argument. This terminology is incorrect and
> unnecessarily verbose.
> 

I'm more worried that this sounds like you're making changes but not testing them on
OpenJDK.  Is this the case?

> David
> -----
> 
> > 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
> 

-- 
Andrew :)

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