> 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.
Magnus Ihse Bursie has updated the pull request incrementally with two
additional commits since the last revision:
- Fix weird imports
- Update comment
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Changes:
- all: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/11185/files
- new: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/11185/files/2124c86b..8ff38b78
Webrevs:
- full: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=11185&range=01
- incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=11185&range=00-01
Stats: 77 lines in 15 files changed: 45 ins; 30 del; 2 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
