FYI... I sent this, but I'm not seeing any record it was received... :^(
-kto Begin forwarded message: > From: Kelly O'Hair <kelly.oh...@oracle.com> > Date: April 22, 2011 16:49:29 PM PDT > To: annou...@openjdk.java.net > Subject: Project Proposal: Build Infrastructure Changes > Reply-To: disc...@openjdk.java.net > > Project Proposal: Build Infrastructure Changes > In accordance with the OpenJDK guidelines for projects [1], I hereby > propose the OpenJDK Project "Build Infrastructure Changes". > This Project will be used for developing major changes to the JDK build > process. > A list of some of the goals include: > * Drastically improving the turnaround on full builds > * Provide a reliable way for incremental builds to work > * Simplify the makefiles drastically avoiding unnecessary nested makes > * Allow for parallel building with make -j > * Allow for 32bit builds to happen on 64bit systems > * Allow for use of more portable build tools (compilers etc.) where possible > This work will be done in a separate set of repositories. > I propose this project be sponsored by the Build Group [2] and that I > be the initial moderator of the project. > > [1] http://openjdk.java.net/projects/ > [2] http://openjdk.java.net/groups/build/ > >
