> A lot (but not all) of the data in make/data is tied to a specific module. 
> For instance, the publicsuffixlist is used by java.base, and fontconfig by 
> java.desktop. (A few directories, like mainmanifest, is *actually* used by 
> make for the whole build.) 
> 
> These data files should move to the module they belong to. The are, after 
> all, "source code" for that module that is "compiler" into resulting 
> deliverables, for that module. (But the "source code" language is not Java or 
> C, but typically a highly domain specific language or data format, and the 
> "compilation" is, often, a specialized transformation.) 
> 
> This misplacement of the data directory is most visible at code review time. 
> When such data is changed, most of the time build-dev (or the new build 
> label) is involved, even though this has nothing to do with the build. While 
> this is annoying, a worse problem is if the actual team that needs to review 
> the patch (i.e., the team owning the module) is missed in the review.
> 
> ### Modules reviewed
> 
> - [ ] java.base
> - [ ] java.desktop
> - [x] jdk.compiler
> - [ ] java.se

Magnus Ihse Bursie has updated the pull request incrementally with one 
additional commit since the last revision:

  Move macosxicons from share to macosx

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Changes:
  - all: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/1611/files
  - new: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/1611/files/f0047704..00dc61c1

Webrevs:
 - full: https://webrevs.openjdk.java.net/?repo=jdk&pr=1611&range=02
 - incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.java.net/?repo=jdk&pr=1611&range=01-02

  Stats: 1 line in 2 files changed: 0 ins; 0 del; 1 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/1611.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk pull/1611/head:pull/1611

PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/1611

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