Windows-x86 (32-bit) build is broken. Time to retire it?

[Thomas Stüfe]

This would be a welcome change. It also means we eliminate the only
platform with multiple calling conventions, which may simplify macros like
JNI_EXPORT.

On Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 12:22 PM Magnus Ihse Bursie <
magnus.ihse.bursie at oracle.com> wrote:

> I just built windows-x86, and noticed that the build is broken:
>
> src\hotspot\share\prims\downcallLinker.cpp(36): error C2373:
> 'DowncallLinker::capture_state': redefinition; different type modifiers
>
> I think this is most likely caused by JDK-8254693, which was integrated
> three weeks ago. If no-one has discovered this, or bothered to fix it,
> maybe that is the signal we need to decide to actually stop pretending
> that windows-x86 is something we can build for, and just remove any
> remaining windows-x86 code?
>
> /Magnus
>
>
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