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README:
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  This file should be located at the top of the OpenJDK Mercurial root
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  repository. This root repository will include a "make" directory,
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  and a Makefile for building the entire OpenJDK.
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  A full OpenJDK repository set (forest) should also include the following
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  6 nested repositories:
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    "jdk", "hotspot", "langtools", "corba", "jaxws"  and "jaxp".
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  There are also several source downloads for the jax* repositories that
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  will be needed.
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  This one root repository can be obtained with something like:
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    hg clone http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/jdk7 openjdk7
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  To make sure you have all the nested repositories, you can run:
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    cd openjdk7 && sh ./get_source.sh
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  (This is identical to using the Mercurial Forest Extension command 
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   'hg fclone http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/jdk7 openjdk7').
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  People unfamiliar with Mercurial should read the first few chapters of
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  the Mercurial book: http://hgbook.red-bean.com/read/
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  See http://openjdk.java.net/ for more information about the OpenJDK.
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Simple Build Instructions:
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  0. Get the necessary system software/packages installed on your system, see
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     http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/build/raw-file/tip/README-builds.html
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  1. If you don't have a jdk6 installed, download and install a JDK 6 from
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     http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
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     Set the environment variable ALT_BOOTDIR to the location of JDK 6.
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  2. Check the sanity of doing a build with your current system:
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       gnumake sanity
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     See README-builds.html if you run into problems.
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  3. Do a complete build of the OpenJDK:
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       gnumake all
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     The resulting JDK image should be found in build/*/j2sdk-image
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where gnumake is GNU make 3.81 or newer, /usr/bin/make on Linux and
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/usr/sfw/bin/gmake or /opt/sfw/bin/gmake on Solaris.
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