8299481: Remove metaprogramming/removePointer.hpp

[gdams]

prerequisite to bumping googletest to 1.13.0

Applies cleanly other than the deleted file (src/hotspot/share/metaprogramming/removePointer.hpp) containing some extra commits

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• JDK-8299481: Remove metaprogramming/removePointer.hpp (Enhancement - P4 - Approved)

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• Matthias Baesken (@MBaesken - Reviewer) ⚠️ Review applies to 8a39f936

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[gdams]

/approval request Applies cleanly other than the deleted file (src/hotspot/share/metaprogramming/removePointer.hpp) containing some extra commits, Low risk, required as part of the macOS/Xcode upgrade

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8299481: The approval request has been created successfully.

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Going to push as commit e79c42e.

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