On Thu, 30 May 2024 19:14:43 GMT, Magnus Ihse Bursie <i...@openjdk.org> wrote:
> The original way of building static libraries in the JDK was to use the > configure argument --enable-static-build, which set the value of the make > variable STATIC_BUILD. (Note that this is not the same as the source code > definition STATIC_BUILD, which will be set by other means as well.) > > This method only ever worked on macOS, and has long since stopped working. It > was originally introduced for the Mobile Project, but I've now learn that not > even they use it anymore. > > It just adds clutter to the build system, and should be removed. Marked as reviewed by erikj (Reviewer). ------------- PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/19487#pullrequestreview-2091321250
