[9] RFR(L): 8037816 : Fix for 8036122 breaks build with Xcode5/clang

[John Rose]

On May 8, 2014, at 8:04 PM, David Holmes <david.holmes at oracle.com> wrote:

> But surely the p2i + INTPTR_FORMAT change is an even bigger revert! Unless you propose to keep using PTR_FORMAT even with p2i ? (In case it is half as big a revert but still big).
> 
> Put another way, once you've done the p2i+INTPTR_FORMAT change, what incentive is there to fix the %p issue and revert everything you just changed? This seems like a now-or-never fix to me.

It would be.  And I advise "never".  I don't think we should chase "%p".  (Or continue chasing Chase.)

— John