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duke6e45e102007-12-01 00:00:00 +00001README:
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. Download and install the Binary Plugs for the most recent JDK7 from
13 http://download.java.net/openjdk/jdk7/
14 Set the environment variable ALT_BINARY_PLUGS_PATH to the location of
15 these binary plugs.
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17 3. Either download and install the latest JDK7 from
18 http://download.java.net/openjdk/jdk7/, or build your own complete
19 OpenJDK7 by using the top level Makefile in the OpenJDK Mercurial forest.
20 Set the environment variable ALT_JDK_IMPORT_PATH to the location of
21 this latest JDK7 or OpenJDK7 build.
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23 4. Check the sanity of doing a build with the current machine:
24 cd make && gnumake sanity
25 See README-builds.html if you run into problems.
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27 5. Do a partial build of the jdk:
28 cd make && gnumake all
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30 6. Construct the images:
31 cd make && gnumake images
32 The resulting JDK image should be found in build/*/j2sdk-image
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