hg: build-infra/jdk8: Since we are using configure, and the configure >standard< is to

[David Holmes]

On 24/05/2012 9:46 PM, fredrik.ohrstrom at oracle.com wrote:
> Changeset: 45bf9fcb1d74
> Author:    ohrstrom
> Date:      2012-05-24 13:46 +0200
> URL:       http://hg.openjdk.java.net/build-infra/jdk8/rev/45bf9fcb1d74
>
> Since we are using configure, and the configure>standard<  is to
> name the system that will host the running binary, --host.
> Thus we cross compile from --build to --host.

The configure "standard" goes against pre-existing terminology usage in 
this area. The system that executes the binary is the target.

There should have been open discussion before this was reversed.

David

> Backed out changeset b692ba35bbb9
>
> ! common/autoconf/builddeps.conf.example
> ! common/autoconf/builddeps.m4
> ! common/autoconf/configure.ac
> ! common/autoconf/generated-configure.sh
> ! common/autoconf/platform.m4
> ! common/autoconf/spec.gmk.in
> ! common/makefiles/NativeCompilation.gmk
>