README
1README:
2 This file should be located at the top of the jdk Mercurial repository.
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4 See http://openjdk.java.net/ for more information about the OpenJDK.
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6Simple Build Instructions:
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8 1. Download and install a JDK 6 from
9 http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
10 Set the environment variable ALT_BOOTDIR to the location of this JDK 6.
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12 2. Either download and install the latest JDK7 from
13 http://download.java.net/openjdk/jdk7/, or build your own complete
14 OpenJDK7 by using the top level Makefile in the OpenJDK Mercurial forest.
15 Set the environment variable ALT_JDK_IMPORT_PATH to the location of
16 this latest JDK7 or OpenJDK7 build.
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18 3. Check the sanity of doing a build with the current machine:
19 cd make && gnumake sanity
20 See README-builds.html if you run into problems.
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22 4. Do a partial build of the jdk:
23 cd make && gnumake all
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25 5. Construct the images:
26 cd make && gnumake images
27 The resulting JDK image should be found in build/*/j2sdk-image
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