RFR: 8295231: Move all linking of native libraries to make

2022-10-16 Thread Julian Waters
Some external libraries required by native code are linked via linker comments embedded in pragmas. Searching for which libraries are linked can then become frustrating and confusing since they may be included in an obscure place, and for all relevant compilers there is no difference between spe

Re: RFR: 8295231: Move all linking of native libraries to make

2022-10-16 Thread Alan Bateman
On Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:15:37 GMT, Julian Waters wrote: > Some external libraries required by native code are linked via linker > comments embedded in pragmas. Searching for which libraries are linked can > then become frustrating and confusing since they may be included in an > obscure place,

Re: RFR: 8295231: Move all linking of native libraries to make

2022-10-16 Thread David Holmes
On Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:15:37 GMT, Julian Waters wrote: > Some external libraries required by native code are linked via linker > comments embedded in pragmas. Searching for which libraries are linked can > then become frustrating and confusing since they may be included in an > obscure place,

Re: RFR: 8295231: Move all linking of native libraries to make

2022-10-16 Thread Thomas Stuefe
On Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:15:37 GMT, Julian Waters wrote: > Some external libraries required by native code are linked via linker > comments embedded in pragmas. Searching for which libraries are linked can > then become frustrating and confusing since they may be included in an > obscure place,