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authorStefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>2013-12-26 15:46:13 +0100
committerStefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>2013-12-26 15:46:16 +0100
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docs: make clear the JAVA primary is frozen
* doc/automake.texi: Here. The JAVA primary is broken in several ways, and will no longer be developed, not even for bug fixes. See also automake bugs #9088, #8662 and #8540. Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/doc/automake.texi b/doc/automake.texi
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@@ -7598,7 +7598,9 @@ native machine code; @pxref{Java Support with gcj}). Note however that
Future Automake releases will strive to provide a better and cleaner
interface, which however @emph{won't be backward-compatible}; the present
interface will probably be removed altogether some time after the
-introduction of the new interface (if that ever materializes).
+introduction of the new interface (if that ever materializes). In any
+case, the current @code{JAVA} primary features are frozen and will no
+longer be developed, not even to take bug fixes.
Any @file{.java} files listed in a @code{_JAVA} variable will be
compiled with @code{JAVAC} at build time. By default, @file{.java}