2013/10/31 2:41 -0700, kellyoh...@gmail.com: > With build logic, it is relatively easy to build before and after and > verify the exact same resulting bits. > > So the risk is considerably less than in other areas of software > development. There might be more risk leaving it in, where the wrong > build logic gets changed to fix an issue, or the old build logic > continues to be used and maintained. > > Assuming that you may be supporting jdk8 updates for a long time, the > long term maintenance cost could be significant. And if you declare > that it won't be supported, why keep it.
I agree. If it's too risky to remove the old build at this point in JDK 8 then it will be too risky to remove it in any JDK 8 update release, and we'll be stuck dragging this albatross around until JDK 9. - Mark
