RFR: Improve and modernize the makefile
Jesper Wilhelmsson
jwilhelm at openjdk.java.net
Tue Mar 16 14:13:20 UTC 2021
On Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:24:05 GMT, Magnus Ihse Bursie <ihse at openjdk.org> wrote:
>> A bunch of fixes to the make file, to use more modern/robust syntax, and to keep intermediate build results.
>>
>> This is a prerequisite for any further changes to the make file.
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> Note that with this change, the build result end up in `build/dist`, rather than `build` directly. Deployment scripts will likely need adaption to this change.
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> The new directory `build/support` contains intermediate results that are needed by the build.
I don't mind this change but I think it may be slightly premature as the chapters aren't nearly as stable as one might think :-)
The GIT rewrite will change things a lot. I would prefer to hold this change until that's done.
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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/guide/pull/46
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