diff -r abd76d7cd807 -r 496cd89abcc5 README --- a/README Thu Feb 21 14:16:56 2013 +0100 +++ b/README Sat Feb 23 10:47:01 2013 -0800 @@ -1,45 +1,40 @@ README: This file should be located at the top of the OpenJDK Mercurial root - repository. This root repository will include a "make" directory, - and a Makefile for building the entire OpenJDK. - A full OpenJDK repository set (forest) should also include the following - 6 nested repositories: + repository. A full OpenJDK repository set (forest) should also include + the following 6 nested repositories: "jdk", "hotspot", "langtools", "corba", "jaxws" and "jaxp". - There are also several source downloads for the jax* repositories that - will be needed. - This one root repository can be obtained with something like: - + The root repository can be obtained with something like: hg clone http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/jdk8 openjdk8 - To make sure you have all the nested repositories, you can run the - get_source.sh script located in the same respository as this file: - + You can run the get_source.sh script located in the root repository to get + the other needed repositories: cd openjdk8 && sh ./get_source.sh People unfamiliar with Mercurial should read the first few chapters of the Mercurial book: http://hgbook.red-bean.com/read/ - See http://openjdk.java.net/ for more information about the OpenJDK. + See http://openjdk.java.net/ for more information about OpenJDK. Simple Build Instructions: 0. Get the necessary system software/packages installed on your system, see - http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/build/raw-file/tip/README-builds.html + http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/jdk8/raw-file/tip/README-builds.html - 1. If you don't have a jdk6 installed, download and install a JDK 6 from + 1. If you don't have a jdk7u7 or newer jdk, download and install it from http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp - Set the environment variable ALT_BOOTDIR to the location of JDK 6. + Add the /bin directory of this installation to your PATH environment + variable. - 2. Check the sanity of doing a build with your current system: - make sanity - See README-builds.html if you run into problems. + 2. Configure the build: + bash ./configure - 3. Do a complete build of the OpenJDK: + 3. Build the OpenJDK: make all - The resulting JDK image should be found in build/*/j2sdk-image + The resulting JDK image should be found in build/*/images/j2sdk-image where make is GNU make 3.81 or newer, /usr/bin/make on Linux usually -is 3.81 or newer. +is 3.81 or newer. Note that on Solaris, GNU make is called "gmake". -Complete details are available in README-builds.html. +Complete details are available in the file: + http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/jdk8/raw-file/tip/README-builds.html