The sjavac ("smart javac") was an ambitious project. It should parallelize java
compilation, create a background daemon process that kept the JVM "hot" with
the JITted javac code, define a public api so only noticeable changes in a
class caused further dependency compilations, etc etc.
Some of this never came to fruition. Other were implemented differently, as the
`depend` plugin. The only thing we're currently using (and have been for the
last few years) is the "server" functionality, that is, the ability to keep a
single JVM process alive, and reuse the JITted code.
This code does not belong in the jdk.compiler module. It is a buildtool, pure
and simple. Let's move it to it's proper place.
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Commit messages:
- Update copyright year for javac server files
- One more sjavac reference in test
- Remove last references to sjavac
- Move compilation of javac server to interim langtools
- Update package in compilation as well
- Remove or rename remaining references to sjavac
- Change package name to javacserver
- Clean up Options
- Move javac server to buildtools
- Cut last ties to javac internals...
- ... and 4 more: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/compare/d0fae43e...2124c86b
Changes: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/11185/files
Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=11185&range=00
Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8297041
Stats: 12695 lines in 118 files changed: 1058 ins; 11574 del; 63 mod
Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/11185.diff
Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk pull/11185/head:pull/11185
PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/11185
