Dropping 32-bit support (was Branches)

[Mike Swingler]

Awesome, thanks much James.

Is there a pre-existing flag or naming convention for architecture-related build flags? Obviously we want to align with existing precedent, and get the HotSpot and JDK sides to use the same flag. :-)

On Feb 21, 2012, at 2:58 PM, James Melvin wrote:

> Yes.  I can file a bug and look into this, Mike.
> 
> - Jim
> 
> 
> On 2/21/12 5:55 PM, Mike Swingler wrote:
>> On Feb 21, 2012, at 2:45 PM, James Melvin wrote:
>> 
>>> One caveat...
>>> 
>>> For the JVM, we've preserved 32/64-bit universal builds. Currently, the
>>> JVM universal build only includes 64-bit support. Additionally including
>>> 32-bit requires 3 Makefile uncomments. However, there may likely be
>>> additional work on the JDK side to fully support the same.
>> 
>> That's good to know, but that should really be keyed off of a build flag (which can default to 64-bit only). Should we file a CR through the Oracle bug reporter to get the process started to change this for HotSpot?

Is there someone who can help restore the 32/64-bit build-ability for the JDK side, or at least direct us as to where we can start filing a CR?

Cheers,
Mike Swingler
Apple Inc.