svn commit: r505640 - head/java/openjdk11

[Alexey Dokuchaev]

On Tue, Jul 02, 2019 at 10:35:15AM +0200, Baptiste Daroussin wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 02, 2019 at 08:26:08AM +0000, Alexey Dokuchaev wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 02, 2019 at 09:24:50AM +0200, Piotr Kubaj wrote:
> > > Why not use USES=compiler:c11 instead of setting manually USE_GCC=yes?
> > 
> > Technically they're semantically not the same; while pulling C11-capable
> > compiler might fix the problem, you're still telling the reader that
> > you're pulling C11-capable compiler, while USE_GCC means that you want
> > GCC, devoid of particular reasons.
> > 
> > In practice, compiler:c11 often used as compiler:modern. [...]
> 
> Actually the majority of addition of compiler:c11 are wrong (from the one
> I have been able to check)

I tend to agree. :(

> It would be really nice to stop blindy using compiler:c11 ;)

Right; unfortunately, often people who commit these changes do not bother
to check with the actual code to see if a different/better solution is
available (or even in order).

./danfe