On Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:02:24 GMT, Michael Strauß <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I don't quite get this aversion to `ant`. This build file worked without >> changes since probably 2014, yet with `gradle` we had to go through >> upgrades, additional build steps... > > Gradle tries really hard to avoid doing work, which significantly speeds up > repeated builds. But that only works if Gradle can precisely track the inputs > and outputs of tasks, which it can't do if we're invoking another build > system. it also adds significant overhead [0] and a maintenance burden. [0] https://mill-build.org/blog/1-java-compile.html ------------- PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/2156#discussion_r4074247467
