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![OpenJDK](http://openjdk.java.net/images/openjdk.png)
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# OpenJDK Build README
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<a name="introduction"></a>
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## Introduction
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This README file contains build instructions for the
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[OpenJDK](http://openjdk.java.net). Building the source code for the OpenJDK
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requires a certain degree of technical expertise.
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### !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS A MAJOR RE-WRITE of this document. !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Some Headlines:
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 * The build is now a "`configure && make`" style build
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 * Any GNU make 3.81 or newer should work, except on Windows where 4.0 or newer
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   is recommended.
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 * The build should scale, i.e. more processors should cause the build to be
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   done in less wall-clock time
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 * Nested or recursive make invocations have been significantly reduced,
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   as has the total fork/exec or spawning of sub processes during the build
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 * Windows MKS usage is no longer supported
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 * Windows Visual Studio `vsvars*.bat` and `vcvars*.bat` files are run
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   automatically
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 * Ant is no longer used when building the OpenJDK
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 * Use of ALT_* environment variables for configuring the build is no longer
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## Contents
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  * [Introduction](#introduction)
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  * [Use of Mercurial](#hg)
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    * [Getting the Source](#get_source)
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    * [Repositories](#repositories)
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  * [Building](#building)
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    * [System Setup](#setup)
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      * [Linux](#linux)
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      * [Solaris](#solaris)
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      * [Mac OS X](#macosx)
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      * [Windows](#windows)
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    * [Configure](#configure)
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    * [Make](#make)
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  * [Testing](#testing)
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  * [Appendix A: Hints and Tips](#hints)
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    * [FAQ](#faq)
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    * [Build Performance Tips](#performance)
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    * [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
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  * [Appendix B: GNU Make Information](#gmake)
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  * [Appendix C: Build Environments](#buildenvironments)
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## Use of Mercurial
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The OpenJDK sources are maintained with the revision control system
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[Mercurial](http://mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/Mercurial). If you are new to
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Mercurial, please see the [Beginner Guides](http://mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/
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BeginnersGuides) or refer to the [Mercurial Book](http://hgbook.red-bean.com/).
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The first few chapters of the book provide an excellent overview of Mercurial,
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what it is and how it works.
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For using Mercurial with the OpenJDK refer to the [Developer Guide: Installing
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and Configuring Mercurial](http://openjdk.java.net/guide/
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repositories.html#installConfig) section for more information.
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<a name="get_source"></a>
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### Getting the Source
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To get the entire set of OpenJDK Mercurial repositories use the script
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`get_source.sh` located in the root repository:
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      hg clone http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/jdk9 YourOpenJDK
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      cd YourOpenJDK
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      bash ./get_source.sh
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Once you have all the repositories, keep in mind that each repository is its
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own independent repository. You can also re-run `./get_source.sh` anytime to
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pull over all the latest changesets in all the repositories. This set of
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nested repositories has been given the term "forest" and there are various
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ways to apply the same `hg` command to each of the repositories. For
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example, the script `make/scripts/hgforest.sh` can be used to repeat the
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same `hg` command on every repository, e.g.
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### Repositories
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The set of repositories and what they contain:
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 * **. (root)** contains common configure and makefile logic
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 * **hotspot** contains source code and make files for building the OpenJDK
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   Hotspot Virtual Machine
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 * **langtools** contains source code for the OpenJDK javac and language tools
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 * **jdk** contains source code and make files for building the OpenJDK runtime
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   libraries and misc files
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 * **jaxp** contains source code for the OpenJDK JAXP functionality
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 * **jaxws** contains source code for the OpenJDK JAX-WS functionality
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 * **corba** contains source code for the OpenJDK Corba functionality
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 * **nashorn** contains source code for the OpenJDK JavaScript implementation
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### Repository Source Guidelines
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There are some very basic guidelines:
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 * Use of whitespace in source files (.java, .c, .h, .cpp, and .hpp files) is
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   restricted. No TABs, no trailing whitespace on lines, and files should not
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   terminate in more than one blank line.
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 * Files with execute permissions should not be added to the source
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   repositories.
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 * All generated files need to be kept isolated from the files maintained or
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   managed by the source control system. The standard area for generated files
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   is the top level `build/` directory.
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 * The default build process should be to build the product and nothing else,
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   assert logic), or fastdebug (optimized, -g plus assert logic).
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 * The `.hgignore` file in each repository must exist and should include
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   `^build/`, `^dist/` and optionally any `nbproject/private` directories. **It
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   should NEVER** include anything in the `src/` or `test/` or any managed
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   directory area of a repository.
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 * Directory names and file names should never contain blanks or non-printing
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   (that includes `javah` output). There are some exceptions to this rule, in
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   particular with some of the generated configure scripts.
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 * Files not needed for typical building or testing of the repository should
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The very first step in building the OpenJDK is making sure the system itself
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has everything it needs to do OpenJDK builds. Once a system is setup, it
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generally doesn't need to be done again.
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Building the OpenJDK is now done with running a `configure` script which will
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try and find and verify you have everything you need, followed by running
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>  **`bash ./configure`**  
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>  **`make all`**
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   **_Building JDK 9 requires JDK 8. JDK 9 developers should not use JDK 9 as
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   [alsa](#alsa), [freetype](#freetype), [cups](#cups), and
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   [xrender](#xrender). See [specific system packages](#SDBE).
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         <td>**Package**</td>
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Place the `bin` directory in `PATH`.
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The Oracle Solaris Studio Express compilers at: [Oracle Solaris Studio Express
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Download site](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/solarisstudio/
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downloads/index-jsp-142582.html) are also an option, although these compilers
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have not been extensively used yet.
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#### Windows
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##### Windows Unix Toolkit
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shell. There are several such environments available of which
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[Cygwin](http://www.cygwin.com/) and
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[MinGW/MSYS](http://www.mingw.org/wiki/MSYS) are currently supported for the
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OpenJDK build. One of the differences of these systems from standard Windows
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tools is the way they handle Windows path names, particularly path names which
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contain spaces, backslashes as path separators and possibly drive letters.
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problems can be solved by a combination of quoting whole paths, translating
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backslashes and translating the path names to their ["8.3"
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version](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8.3_filename).
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###### CYGWIN
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CYGWIN is an open source, Linux-like environment which tries to emulate a
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complete POSIX layer on Windows. It tries to be smart about path names and can
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usually handle all kinds of paths if they are correctly quoted or escaped
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although internally it maps drive letters `<drive>:` to a virtual directory
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`/cygdrive/<drive>`.
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You can always use the `cygpath` utility to map pathnames with spaces or the
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backslash character into the `C:/` style of pathname (called 'mixed'), e.g.
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`cygpath -s -m "<path>"`.
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Note that the use of CYGWIN creates a unique problem with regards to setting
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[`PATH`](#path). Normally on Windows the `PATH` variable contains directories
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separated with the ";" character (Solaris and Linux use ":"). With CYGWIN, it
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uses ":", but that means that paths like "C:/path" cannot be placed in the
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`/cygdrive/c/path` which CYGWIN understands, but only CYGWIN understands.
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The OpenJDK build requires CYGWIN version 1.7.16 or newer. Information about
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CYGWIN can be obtained from the CYGWIN website at
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[www.cygwin.com](http://www.cygwin.com).
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By default CYGWIN doesn't install all the tools required for building the
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OpenJDK. Along with the default installation, you need to install the following
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tools.
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>  <table border="1">
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         <td>Binary Name</td>
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         <td>Category</td>
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         <td>Package</td>
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         <td>Description</td>
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         <td>ar.exe</td>
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         <td>Devel</td>
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         <td>binutils</td>
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         <td>The GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities</td>
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         <td>make.exe</td>
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         <td>make</td>
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         <td>The GNU version of the 'make' utility built for CYGWIN</td>
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         <td>m4.exe</td>
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         <td>Interpreters</td>
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         <td>GNU implementation of the traditional Unix macro processor</td>
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         <td>cpio.exe</td>
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         <td>A program to manage archives of files</td>
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         <td>gawk.exe</td>
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         <td>Pattern-directed scanning and processing language</td>
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         <td>file.exe</td>
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         <td>Package and compress (archive) files</td>
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         <td>Archive</td>
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Note that the CYGWIN software can conflict with other non-CYGWIN software on
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your Windows system. CYGWIN provides a [FAQ](http://cygwin.com/faq/
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faq.using.html) for known issues and problems, of particular interest is the
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section on [BLODA (applications that interfere with
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CYGWIN)](http://cygwin.com/faq/faq.using.html#faq.using.bloda).
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###### MinGW/MSYS
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MinGW ("Minimalist GNU for Windows") is a collection of free Windows specific
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header files and import libraries combined with GNU toolsets that allow one to
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produce native Windows programs that do not rely on any 3rd-party C runtime
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DLLs. MSYS is a supplement to MinGW which allows building applications and
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programs which rely on traditional UNIX tools to be present. Among others this
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includes tools like `bash` and `make`. See [MinGW/MSYS](http://www.mingw.org/
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wiki/MSYS) for more information.
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Like Cygwin, MinGW/MSYS can handle different types of path formats. They are
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internally converted to paths with forward slashes and drive letters
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`<drive>:` replaced by a virtual directory `/<drive>`. Additionally, MSYS
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automatically detects binaries compiled for the MSYS environment and feeds them
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with the internal, Unix-style path names. If native Windows applications are
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called from within MSYS programs their path arguments are automatically
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converted back to Windows style path names with drive letters and backslashes
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as path separators. This may cause problems for Windows applications which use
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forward slashes as parameter separator (e.g. `cl /nologo /I`) because MSYS may
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wrongly [replace such parameters by drive letters](http://mingw.org/wiki/
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Posix_path_conversion).
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In addition to the tools which will be installed by default, you have to
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manually install the `msys-zip` and `msys-unzip` packages. This can be easily
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done with the MinGW command line installer:
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      mingw-get.exe install msys-zip
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      mingw-get.exe install msys-unzip
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<a name="vs2013"></a>
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##### Visual Studio 2013 Compilers
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The 32-bit and 64-bit OpenJDK Windows build requires Microsoft Visual Studio
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C++ 2013 (VS2013) Professional Edition or Express compiler. The compiler and
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other tools are expected to reside in the location defined by the variable
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`VS120COMNTOOLS` which is set by the Microsoft Visual Studio installer.
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Only the C++ part of VS2013 is needed. Try to let the installation go to the
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default install directory. Always reboot your system after installing VS2013.
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The system environment variable VS120COMNTOOLS should be set in your
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environment.
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Make sure that TMP and TEMP are also set in the environment and refer to
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Windows paths that exist, like `C:\temp`, not `/tmp`, not `/cygdrive/c/temp`,
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and not `C:/temp`. `C:\temp` is just an example, it is assumed that this area
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is private to the user, so by default after installs you should see a unique
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user path in these variables.
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<a name="macosx"></a>
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#### Mac OS X
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Make sure you get the right XCode version.
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*****
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<a name="configure"></a>
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### Configure
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The basic invocation of the `configure` script looks like:
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>  **`bash ./configure [options]`**
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This will create an output directory containing the "configuration" and setup
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an area for the build result. This directory typically looks like:
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>  **`build/linux-x64-normal-server-release`**
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`configure` will try to figure out what system you are running on and where all
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necessary build components are. If you have all prerequisites for building
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installed, it should find everything. If it fails to detect any component
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automatically, it will exit and inform you about the problem. When this
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happens, read more below in [the `configure` options](#configureoptions).
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Some examples:
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>  **Windows 32bit build with freetype specified:**  
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>  `bash ./configure --with-freetype=/cygdrive/c/freetype-i586 --with-target-
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bits=32`
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>  **Debug 64bit Build:**  
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>  `bash ./configure --enable-debug --with-target-bits=64`
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<a name="configureoptions"></a>
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#### Configure Options
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Complete details on all the OpenJDK `configure` options can be seen with:
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>  **`bash ./configure --help=short`**
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Use `-help` to see all the `configure` options available. You can generate any
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number of different configurations, e.g. debug, release, 32, 64, etc.
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Some of the more commonly used `configure` options are:
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>  **`--enable-debug`**  
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>  set the debug level to fastdebug (this is a shorthand for `--with-debug-
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   level=fastdebug`)
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<a name="alsa"></a>
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>  **`--with-alsa=`**_path_  
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>  select the location of the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA)
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>  Version 0.9.1 or newer of the ALSA files are required for building the
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   OpenJDK on Linux. These Linux files are usually available from an "alsa" of
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   "libasound" development package, and it's highly recommended that you try
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   and use the package provided by the particular version of Linux that you are
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   using.
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>  **`--with-boot-jdk=`**_path_  
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>  select the [Bootstrap JDK](#bootjdk)
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>  **`--with-boot-jdk-jvmargs=`**"_args_"  
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>  provide the JVM options to be used to run the [Bootstrap JDK](#bootjdk)
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>  **`--with-cacerts=`**_path_  
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>  select the path to the cacerts file.
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>  See [Certificate Authority on Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
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   Certificate_Authority) for a better understanding of the Certificate
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   Authority (CA). A certificates file named "cacerts" represents a system-wide
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   keystore with CA certificates. In JDK and JRE binary bundles, the "cacerts"
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   file contains root CA certificates from several public CAs (e.g., VeriSign,
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   Thawte, and Baltimore). The source contain a cacerts file without CA root
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   certificates. Formal JDK builders will need to secure permission from each
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   public CA and include the certificates into their own custom cacerts file.
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   Failure to provide a populated cacerts file will result in verification
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   errors of a certificate chain during runtime. By default an empty cacerts
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   file is provided and that should be fine for most JDK developers.
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<a name="cups"></a>
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>  **`--with-cups=`**_path_  
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>  select the CUPS install location
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>  The Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) Headers are required for building the
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   OpenJDK on Solaris and Linux. The Solaris header files can be obtained by
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   installing the package **SFWcups** from the Solaris Software Companion
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   CD/DVD, these often will be installed into the directory `/opt/sfw/cups`.
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>  The CUPS header files can always be downloaded from
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   [www.cups.org](http://www.cups.org).
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>  **`--with-cups-include=`**_path_  
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>  select the CUPS include directory location
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>  **`--with-debug-level=`**_level_  
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>  select the debug information level of release, fastdebug, or slowdebug
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>  **`--with-dev-kit=`**_path_  
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>  select location of the compiler install or developer install location
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<a name="freetype"></a>
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>  **`--with-freetype=`**_path_  
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>  select the freetype files to use.
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>  Expecting the freetype libraries under `lib/` and the headers under
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   `include/`.
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>  Version 2.3 or newer of FreeType is required. On Unix systems required files
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   can be available as part of your distribution (while you still may need to
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   upgrade them). Note that you need development version of package that
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   includes both the FreeType library and header files.
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>  You can always download latest FreeType version from the [FreeType
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   website](http://www.freetype.org). Building the freetype 2 libraries from
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   scratch is also possible, however on Windows refer to the [Windows FreeType
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   DLL build instructions](http://freetype.freedesktop.org/wiki/FreeType_DLL).
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>  Note that by default FreeType is built with byte code hinting support
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   disabled due to licensing restrictions. In this case, text appearance and
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   metrics are expected to differ from Sun's official JDK build. See the
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   [SourceForge FreeType2 Home Page](http://freetype.sourceforge.net/freetype2)
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   for more information.
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>  **`--with-import-hotspot=`**_path_  
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>  select the location to find hotspot binaries from a previous build to avoid
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   building hotspot
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>  **`--with-target-bits=`**_arg_  
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>  select 32 or 64 bit build
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>  **`--with-jvm-variants=`**_variants_  
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>  select the JVM variants to build from, comma separated list that can
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   include: server, client, kernel, zero and zeroshark
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>  **`--with-memory-size=`**_size_  
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>  select the RAM size that GNU make will think this system has
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>  **`--with-msvcr-dll=`**_path_  
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>  select the `msvcr100.dll` file to include in the Windows builds (C/C++
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   runtime library for Visual Studio).
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>  This is usually picked up automatically from the redist directories of
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   Visual Studio 2013.
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>  **`--with-num-cores=`**_cores_  
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>  select the number of cores to use (processor count or CPU count)
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<a name="xrender"></a>
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>  **`--with-x=`**_path_  
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>  select the location of the X11 and xrender files.
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>  The XRender Extension Headers are required for building the OpenJDK on
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   Solaris and Linux. The Linux header files are usually available from a
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   "Xrender" development package, it's recommended that you try and use the
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   package provided by the particular distribution of Linux that you are using.
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   The Solaris XRender header files is included with the other X11 header files
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   in the package **SFWxwinc** on new enough versions of Solaris and will be
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   installed in `/usr/X11/include/X11/extensions/Xrender.h` or
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   `/usr/openwin/share/include/X11/extensions/Xrender.h`
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*****
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<a name="make"></a>
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### Make
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The basic invocation of the `make` utility looks like:
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>  **`make all`**
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This will start the build to the output directory containing the
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"configuration" that was created by the `configure` script. Run `make help` for
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more information on the available targets.
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There are some of the make targets that are of general interest:
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>  _empty_  
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>  build everything but no images
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>  **`all`**  
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>  build everything including images
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>  **`all-conf`**  
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>  build all configurations
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>  **`images`**  
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>  create complete j2sdk and j2re images
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>  **`install`**  
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>  install the generated images locally, typically in `/usr/local`
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>  **`clean`**  
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>  remove all files generated by make, but not those generated by `configure`
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>  **`dist-clean`**  
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>  remove all files generated by both and `configure` (basically killing the
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   configuration)
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>  **`help`**  
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>  give some help on using `make`, including some interesting make targets
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*****
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<a name="testing"></a>
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## Testing
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When the build is completed, you should see the generated binaries and
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associated files in the `j2sdk-image` directory in the output directory. In
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particular, the `build/*/images/j2sdk-image/bin` directory should contain
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executables for the OpenJDK tools and utilities for that configuration. The
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testing tool `jtreg` will be needed and can be found at: [the jtreg
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site](http://openjdk.java.net/jtreg/). The provided regression tests in the
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repositories can be run with the command:
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>  **``cd test && make PRODUCT_HOME=`pwd`/../build/*/images/j2sdk-image all``**
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*****
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<a name="hints"></a>
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## Appendix A: Hints and Tips
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<a name="faq"></a>
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### FAQ
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**Q:** The `generated-configure.sh` file looks horrible! How are you going to
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edit it?  
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**A:** The `generated-configure.sh` file is generated (think "compiled") by the
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autoconf tools. The source code is in `configure.ac` and various .m4 files in
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common/autoconf, which are much more readable.
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**Q:** Why is the `generated-configure.sh` file checked in, if it is 
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generated?  
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**A:** If it was not generated, every user would need to have the autoconf
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tools installed, and re-generate the `configure` file as the first step. Our
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goal is to minimize the work needed to be done by the user to start building
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OpenJDK, and to minimize the number of external dependencies required.
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**Q:** Do you require a specific version of autoconf for regenerating
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`generated-configure.sh`?  
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**A:** Yes, version 2.69 is required and should be easy enough to aquire on all
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supported operating systems. The reason for this is to avoid large spurious
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changes in `generated-configure.sh`.
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**Q:** How do you regenerate `generated-configure.sh` after making changes to
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the input files?  
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**A:** Regnerating `generated-configure.sh` should always be done using the
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script `common/autoconf/autogen.sh` to ensure that the correct files get
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updated. This script should also be run after mercurial tries to merge
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`generated-configure.sh` as a merge of the generated file is not guaranteed to
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be correct.
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**Q:** What are the files in `common/makefiles/support/*` for? They look like
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gibberish.  
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**A:** They are a somewhat ugly hack to compensate for command line length
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limitations on certain platforms (Windows, Solaris). Due to a combination of
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limitations in make and the shell, command lines containing too many files will
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not work properly. These helper files are part of an elaborate hack that will
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compress the command line in the makefile and then uncompress it safely. We're
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not proud of it, but it does fix the problem. If you have any better
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suggestions, we're all ears! :-)
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**Q:** I want to see the output of the commands that make runs, like in the old
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build. How do I do that?  
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**A:** You specify the `LOG` variable to make. There are several log levels:
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 * **`warn`** -- Default and very quiet.
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 * **`info`** -- Shows more progress information than warn.
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 * **`debug`** -- Echos all command lines and prints all macro calls for
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   compilation definitions.
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 * **`trace`** -- Echos all $(shell) command lines as well.
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**Q:** When do I have to re-run `configure`?  
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**A:** Normally you will run `configure` only once for creating a
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configuration. You need to re-run configuration only if you want to change any
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configuration options, or if you pull down changes to the `configure` script.
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**Q:** I have added a new source file. Do I need to modify the makefiles?  
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**A:** Normally, no. If you want to create e.g. a new native library, you will
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need to modify the makefiles. But for normal file additions or removals, no
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changes are needed. There are certan exceptions for some native libraries where
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the source files are spread over many directories which also contain sources
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for other libraries. In these cases it was simply easier to create include
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lists rather than excludes.
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**Q:** When I run `configure --help`, I see many strange options, like
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`--dvidir`. What is this?  
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**A:** Configure provides a slew of options by default, to all projects that
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use autoconf. Most of them are not used in OpenJDK, so you can safely ignore
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them. To list only OpenJDK specific features, use `configure --help=short`
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instead.
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**Q:** `configure` provides OpenJDK-specific features such as `--with-
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builddeps-server` that are not described in this document. What about those?  
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**A:** Try them out if you like! But be aware that most of these are
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experimental features. Many of them don't do anything at all at the moment; the
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option is just a placeholder. Others depend on pieces of code or infrastructure
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that is currently not ready for prime time.
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**Q:** How will you make sure you don't break anything?  
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**A:** We have a script that compares the result of the new build system with
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the result of the old. For most part, we aim for (and achieve) byte-by-byte
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identical output. There are however technical issues with e.g. native binaries,
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which might differ in a byte-by-byte comparison, even when building twice with
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the old build system. For these, we compare relevant aspects (e.g. the symbol
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table and file size). Note that we still don't have 100% equivalence, but we're
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close.
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**Q:** I noticed this thing X in the build that looks very broken by design.
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Why don't you fix it?  
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**A:** Our goal is to produce a build output that is as close as technically
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possible to the old build output. If things were weird in the old build, they
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will be weird in the new build. Often, things were weird before due to
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   789
obscurity, but in the new build system the weird stuff comes up to the surface.
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The plan is to attack these things at a later stage, after the new build system
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is established.
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**Q:** The code in the new build system is not that well-structured. Will you
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fix this?  
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**A:** Yes! The new build system has grown bit by bit as we converted the old
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system. When all of the old build system is converted, we can take a step back
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and clean up the structure of the new build system. Some of this we plan to do
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before replacing the old build system and some will need to wait until after.
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**Q:** Is anything able to use the results of the new build's default make
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target?  
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**A:** Yes, this is the minimal (or roughly minimal) set of compiled output
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needed for a developer to actually execute the newly built JDK. The idea is
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that in an incremental development fashion, when doing a normal make, you
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should only spend time recompiling what's changed (making it purely
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incremental) and only do the work that's needed to actually run and test your
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code. The packaging stuff that is part of the `images` target is not needed for
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a normal developer who wants to test his new code. Even if it's quite fast,
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it's still unnecessary. We're targeting sub-second incremental rebuilds! ;-)
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(Or, well, at least single-digit seconds...)
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**Q:** I usually set a specific environment variable when building, but I can't
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find the equivalent in the new build. What should I do?  
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**A:** It might very well be that we have neglected to add support for an
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option that was actually used from outside the build system. Email us and we
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will add support for it!
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<a name="performance"></a>
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### Build Performance Tips
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Building OpenJDK requires a lot of horsepower. Some of the build tools can be
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adjusted to utilize more or less of resources such as parallel threads and
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memory. The `configure` script analyzes your system and selects reasonable
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values for such options based on your hardware. If you encounter resource
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problems, such as out of memory conditions, you can modify the detected values
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with:
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 * **`--with-num-cores`** -- number of cores in the build system, e.g.
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   `--with-num-cores=8`
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 * **`--with-memory-size`** -- memory (in MB) available in the build system,
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    e.g. `--with-memory-size=1024`
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It might also be necessary to specify the JVM arguments passed to the Bootstrap
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JDK, using e.g. `--with-boot-jdk-jvmargs="-Xmx8G -enableassertions"`. Doing
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this will override the default JVM arguments passed to the Bootstrap JDK.
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One of the top goals of the new build system is to improve the build
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performance and decrease the time needed to build. This will soon also apply to
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the java compilation when the Smart Javac wrapper is fully supported.
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At the end of a successful execution of `configure`, you will get a performance
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summary, indicating how well the build will perform. Here you will also get
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performance hints. If you want to build fast, pay attention to those!
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#### Building with ccache
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The OpenJDK build supports building with ccache when using gcc or clang. Using
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ccache can radically speed up compilation of native code if you often rebuild
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the same sources. Your milage may vary however so we recommend evaluating it
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for yourself. To enable it, make sure it's on the path and configure with
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`--enable-ccache`.
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#### Building on local disk
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   854
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If you are using network shares, e.g. via NFS, for your source code, make sure
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the build directory is situated on local disk. The performance penalty is
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extremely high for building on a network share, close to unusable.
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#### Building only one JVM
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The old build builds multiple JVMs on 32-bit systems (client and server; and on
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Windows kernel as well). In the new build we have changed this default to only
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build server when it's available. This improves build times for those not
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interested in multiple JVMs. To mimic the old behavior on platforms that
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support it, use `--with-jvm-variants=client,server`.
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#### Selecting the number of cores to build on
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By default, `configure` will analyze your machine and run the make process in
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parallel with as many threads as you have cores. This behavior can be
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overridden, either "permanently" (on a `configure` basis) using
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`--with-num-cores=N` or for a single build only (on a make basis), using
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`make JOBS=N`.
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If you want to make a slower build just this time, to save some CPU power for
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other processes, you can run e.g. `make JOBS=2`. This will force the makefiles
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to only run 2 parallel processes, or even `make JOBS=1` which will disable
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parallelism.
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If you want to have it the other way round, namely having slow builds default
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and override with fast if you're impatient, you should call `configure` with
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`--with-num-cores=2`, making 2 the default. If you want to run with more cores,
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run `make JOBS=8`
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<a name="troubleshooting"></a>
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### Troubleshooting
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#### Solving build problems
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If the build fails (and it's not due to a compilation error in a source file
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you've changed), the first thing you should do is to re-run the build with more
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verbosity. Do this by adding `LOG=debug` to your make command line.
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   893
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The build log (with both stdout and stderr intermingled, basically the same as
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   895
you see on your console) can be found as `build.log` in your build directory.
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You can ask for help on build problems with the new build system on either the
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[build-dev](http://mail.openjdk.java.net/mailman/listinfo/build-dev) or the
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[build-infra-dev](http://mail.openjdk.java.net/mailman/listinfo/build-infra-dev)
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mailing lists. Please include the relevant parts of the build log.
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A build can fail for any number of reasons. Most failures are a result of
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   903
trying to build in an environment in which all the pre-build requirements have
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   904
not been met. The first step in troubleshooting a build failure is to recheck
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   905
that you have satisfied all the pre-build requirements for your platform.
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   906
Scanning the `configure` log is a good first step, making sure that what it
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   907
found makes sense for your system. Look for strange error messages or any
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   908
difficulties that `configure` had in finding things.
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diff changeset
   909
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diff changeset
   910
Some of the more common problems with builds are briefly described below, with
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diff changeset
   911
suggestions for remedies.
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diff changeset
   912
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diff changeset
   913
 * **Corrupted Bundles on Windows:**  
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diff changeset
   914
   Some virus scanning software has been known to corrupt the downloading of
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diff changeset
   915
   zip bundles. It may be necessary to disable the 'on access' or 'real time'
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parents:
diff changeset
   916
   virus scanning features to prevent this corruption. This type of 'real time'
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parents:
diff changeset
   917
   virus scanning can also slow down the build process significantly.
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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parents:
diff changeset
   918
   Temporarily disabling the feature, or excluding the build output directory
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parents:
diff changeset
   919
   may be necessary to get correct and faster builds.
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parents:
diff changeset
   920
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diff changeset
   921
 * **Slow Builds:**  
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parents:
diff changeset
   922
   If your build machine seems to be overloaded from too many simultaneous C++
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parents:
diff changeset
   923
   compiles, try setting the `JOBS=1` on the `make` command line. Then try
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   924
   increasing the count slowly to an acceptable level for your system. Also:
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diff changeset
   925
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diff changeset
   926
   Creating the javadocs can be very slow, if you are running javadoc, consider
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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diff changeset
   927
   skipping that step.
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diff changeset
   928
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diff changeset
   929
   Faster CPUs, more RAM, and a faster DISK usually helps. The VM build tends
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diff changeset
   930
   to be CPU intensive (many C++ compiles), and the rest of the JDK will often
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diff changeset
   931
   be disk intensive.
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diff changeset
   932
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   933
   Faster compiles are possible using a tool called
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diff changeset
   934
   [ccache](http://ccache.samba.org/).
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diff changeset
   935
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diff changeset
   936
 * **File time issues:**  
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parents:
diff changeset
   937
   If you see warnings that refer to file time stamps, e.g.
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parents:
diff changeset
   938
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diff changeset
   939
   > _Warning message:_ ` File 'xxx' has modification time in the future.`  
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parents:
diff changeset
   940
   > _Warning message:_ ` Clock skew detected. Your build may be incomplete.`
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diff changeset
   941
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diff changeset
   942
   These warnings can occur when the clock on the build machine is out of sync
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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diff changeset
   943
   with the timestamps on the source files. Other errors, apparently unrelated
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diff changeset
   944
   but in fact caused by the clock skew, can occur along with the clock skew
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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diff changeset
   945
   warnings. These secondary errors may tend to obscure the fact that the true
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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diff changeset
   946
   root cause of the problem is an out-of-sync clock.
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diff changeset
   947
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   948
   If you see these warnings, reset the clock on the build machine, run
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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parents:
diff changeset
   949
   "`gmake clobber`" or delete the directory containing the build output, and
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diff changeset
   950
   restart the build from the beginning.
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   951
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diff changeset
   952
 * **Error message: `Trouble writing out table to disk`**  
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   953
   Increase the amount of swap space on your build machine. This could be
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   954
   caused by overloading the system and it may be necessary to use:
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   955
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   956
   > `make JOBS=1`
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   957
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   958
   to reduce the load on the system.
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   959
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   960
 * **Error Message: `libstdc++ not found`:**  
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   961
   This is caused by a missing libstdc++.a library. This is installed as part
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   962
   of a specific package (e.g. libstdc++.so.devel.386). By default some 64-bit
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   Linux versions (e.g. Fedora) only install the 64-bit version of the
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   964
   libstdc++ package. Various parts of the JDK build require a static link of
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   965
   the C++ runtime libraries to allow for maximum portability of the built
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diff changeset
   966
   images.
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diff changeset
   967
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   968
 * **Linux Error Message: `cannot restore segment prot after reloc`**  
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   969
   This is probably an issue with SELinux (See [SELinux on
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   Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SELinux)). Parts of the VM is built
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   971
   without the `-fPIC` for performance reasons.
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diff changeset
   972
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   973
   To completely disable SELinux:
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diff changeset
   974
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   975
   1. `$ su root`
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diff changeset
   976
   2. `# system-config-securitylevel`
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diff changeset
   977
   3. `In the window that appears, select the SELinux tab`
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diff changeset
   978
   4. `Disable SELinux`
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diff changeset
   979
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   980
   Alternatively, instead of completely disabling it you could disable just
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diff changeset
   981
   this one check.
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diff changeset
   982
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   983
   1. Select System->Administration->SELinux Management
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diff changeset
   984
   2. In the SELinux Management Tool which appears, select "Boolean" from the
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diff changeset
   985
      menu on the left
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diff changeset
   986
   3. Expand the "Memory Protection" group
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diff changeset
   987
   4. Check the first item, labeled "Allow all unconfined executables to use
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   988
      libraries requiring text relocation ..."
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diff changeset
   989
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   990
 * **Windows Error Messages:**  
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diff changeset
   991
   `*** fatal error - couldn't allocate heap, ... `  
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diff changeset
   992
   `rm fails with "Directory not empty"`  
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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diff changeset
   993
   `unzip fails with "cannot create ... Permission denied"`  
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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diff changeset
   994
   `unzip fails with "cannot create ... Error 50"`
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diff changeset
   995
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diff changeset
   996
   The CYGWIN software can conflict with other non-CYGWIN software. See the
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diff changeset
   997
   CYGWIN FAQ section on [BLODA (applications that interfere with
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   CYGWIN)](http://cygwin.com/faq/faq.using.html#faq.using.bloda).
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diff changeset
   999
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  1000
 * **Windows Error Message: `spawn failed`**  
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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parents:
diff changeset
  1001
   Try rebooting the system, or there could be some kind of issue with the disk
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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parents:
diff changeset
  1002
   or disk partition being used. Sometimes it comes with a "Permission Denied"
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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parents:
diff changeset
  1003
   message.
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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diff changeset
  1004
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diff changeset
  1005
*****
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diff changeset
  1006
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  1007
<a name="gmake"></a>
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diff changeset
  1008
## Appendix B: GNU make
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  1009
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diff changeset
  1010
The Makefiles in the OpenJDK are only valid when used with the GNU version of
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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diff changeset
  1011
the utility command `make` (usually called `gmake` on Solaris). A few notes
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diff changeset
  1012
about using GNU make:
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diff changeset
  1013
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  1014
 * You need GNU make version 3.81 or newer. On Windows 4.0 or newer is
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  1015
   recommended. If the GNU make utility on your systems is not of a suitable
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diff changeset
  1016
   version, see "[Building GNU make](#buildgmake)".
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parents:
diff changeset
  1017
 * Place the location of the GNU make binary in the `PATH`.
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diff changeset
  1018
 * **Solaris:** Do NOT use `/usr/bin/make` on Solaris. If your Solaris system
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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diff changeset
  1019
   has the software from the Solaris Developer Companion CD installed, you
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diff changeset
  1020
   should try and use `gmake` which will be located in either the `/usr/bin`,
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diff changeset
  1021
   `/opt/sfw/bin` or `/usr/sfw/bin` directory.
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  1022
 * **Windows:** Make sure you start your build inside a bash shell.
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diff changeset
  1023
 * **Mac OS X:** The XCode "command line tools" must be installed on your Mac.
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  1024
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  1025
Information on GNU make, and access to ftp download sites, are available on the
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diff changeset
  1026
[GNU make web site ](http://www.gnu.org/software/make/make.html). The latest
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  1027
source to GNU make is available at
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diff changeset
  1028
[ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/make/](http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/make/).
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diff changeset
  1029
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  1030
<a name="buildgmake"></a>
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  1031
### Building GNU make
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diff changeset
  1032
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  1033
First step is to get the GNU make 3.81 or newer source from
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  1034
[ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/make/](http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/make/). Building is a
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diff changeset
  1035
little different depending on the OS but is basically done with:
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diff changeset
  1036
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diff changeset
  1037
      bash ./configure
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diff changeset
  1038
      make
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diff changeset
  1039
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diff changeset
  1040
*****
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diff changeset
  1041
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  1042
<a name="buildenvironments"></a>
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  1043
## Appendix C: Build Environments
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  1044
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  1045
### Minimum Build Environments
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  1046
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  1047
This file often describes specific requirements for what we call the "minimum
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diff changeset
  1048
build environments" (MBE) for this specific release of the JDK. What is listed
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diff changeset
  1049
below is what the Oracle Release Engineering Team will use to build the Oracle
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  1050
JDK product. Building with the MBE will hopefully generate the most compatible
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diff changeset
  1051
bits that install on, and run correctly on, the most variations of the same
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  1052
base OS and hardware architecture. In some cases, these represent what is often
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  1053
called the least common denominator, but each Operating System has different
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diff changeset
  1054
aspects to it.
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diff changeset
  1055
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  1056
In all cases, the Bootstrap JDK version minimum is critical, we cannot
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  1057
guarantee builds will work with older Bootstrap JDK's. Also in all cases, more
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1058
RAM and more processors is better, the minimums listed below are simply
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  1059
recommendations.
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  1060
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  1061
With Solaris and Mac OS X, the version listed below is the oldest release we
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1062
can guarantee builds and works, and the specific version of the compilers used
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1063
could be critical.
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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diff changeset
  1064
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diff changeset
  1065
With Windows the critical aspect is the Visual Studio compiler used, which due
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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parents:
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  1066
to it's runtime, generally dictates what Windows systems can do the builds and
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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diff changeset
  1067
where the resulting bits can be used.
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diff changeset
  1068
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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diff changeset
  1069
**NOTE: We expect a change here off these older Windows OS releases and to a
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
ihse
parents:
diff changeset
  1070
'less older' one, probably Windows 2008R2 X64.**
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diff changeset
  1071
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  1072
With Linux, it was just a matter of picking a stable distribution that is a
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1073
good representative for Linux in general.
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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diff changeset
  1074
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  1075
It is understood that most developers will NOT be using these specific
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1076
versions, and in fact creating these specific versions may be difficult due to
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1077
the age of some of this software. It is expected that developers are more often
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  1078
using the more recent releases and distributions of these operating systems.
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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diff changeset
  1079
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  1080
Compilation problems with newer or different C/C++ compilers is a common
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1081
problem. Similarly, compilation problems related to changes to the
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diff changeset
  1082
`/usr/include` or system header files is also a common problem with older,
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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parents:
diff changeset
  1083
newer, or unreleased OS versions. Please report these types of problems as bugs
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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parents:
diff changeset
  1084
so that they can be dealt with accordingly.
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1085
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  1086
>  <table border="1">
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  1087
     <thead>
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  1088
       <tr>
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  1089
         <th>Base OS and Architecture</th>
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  1090
         <th>OS</th>
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  1091
         <th>C/C++ Compiler</th>
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  1092
         <th>Bootstrap JDK</th>
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  1093
         <th>Processors</th>
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  1094
         <th>RAM Minimum</th>
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  1095
         <th>DISK Needs</th>
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  1096
       </tr>
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  1097
     </thead>
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diff changeset
  1098
     <tbody>
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diff changeset
  1099
       <tr>
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  1100
         <td>Linux X86 (32-bit) and X64 (64-bit)</td>
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  1101
         <td>Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.4</td>
34595
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erikj
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  1102
         <td>gcc 4.9.2 </td>
33030
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  1103
         <td>JDK 8</td>
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  1104
         <td>2 or more</td>
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  1105
         <td>1 GB</td>
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  1106
         <td>6 GB</td>
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  1107
       </tr>
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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diff changeset
  1108
       <tr>
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  1109
         <td>Solaris SPARCV9 (64-bit)</td>
34595
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erikj
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  1110
         <td>Solaris 11 Update 1</td>
09596fe63e2d 8145391: Updated jprt.properties, devtools, jib and readme with SS12u4
erikj
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  1111
         <td>Studio 12 Update 4 + patches</td>
33030
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  1112
         <td>JDK 8</td>
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  1113
         <td>4 or more</td>
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  1114
         <td>4 GB</td>
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  1115
         <td>8 GB</td>
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1116
       </tr>
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diff changeset
  1117
       <tr>
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  1118
         <td>Solaris X64 (64-bit)</td>
34595
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erikj
parents: 33030
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  1119
         <td>Solaris 11 Update 1</td>
09596fe63e2d 8145391: Updated jprt.properties, devtools, jib and readme with SS12u4
erikj
parents: 33030
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  1120
         <td>Studio 12 Update 4 + patches</td>
33030
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  1121
         <td>JDK 8</td>
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  1122
         <td>4 or more</td>
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  1123
         <td>4 GB</td>
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  1124
         <td>8 GB</td>
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  1125
       </tr>
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  1126
       <tr>
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  1127
         <td>Windows X86 (32-bit)</td>
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  1128
         <td>Windows Server 2012 R2 x64</td>
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  1129
         <td>Microsoft Visual Studio C++ 2013 Professional Edition</td>
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  1130
         <td>JDK 8</td>
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  1131
         <td>2 or more</td>
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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diff changeset
  1132
         <td>2 GB</td>
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1133
         <td>6 GB</td>
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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diff changeset
  1134
       </tr>
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1135
       <tr>
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  1136
         <td>Windows X64 (64-bit)</td>
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  1137
         <td>Windows Server 2012 R2 x64</td>
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  1138
         <td>Microsoft Visual Studio C++ 2013 Professional Edition</td>
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  1139
         <td>JDK 8</td>
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1140
         <td>2 or more</td>
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1141
         <td>2 GB</td>
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1142
         <td>6 GB</td>
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1143
       </tr>
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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diff changeset
  1144
       <tr>
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  1145
         <td>Mac OS X X64 (64-bit)</td>
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  1146
         <td>Mac OS X 10.9 "Mavericks"</td>
34595
09596fe63e2d 8145391: Updated jprt.properties, devtools, jib and readme with SS12u4
erikj
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  1147
         <td>Xcode 6.3 or newer</td>
33030
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  1148
         <td>JDK 8</td>
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  1149
         <td>2 or more</td>
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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diff changeset
  1150
         <td>4 GB</td>
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1151
         <td>6 GB</td>
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1152
       </tr>
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  1153
     </tbody>
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diff changeset
  1154
   </table>
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  1155
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  1156
*****
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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diff changeset
  1157
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  1158
<a name="SDBE"></a>
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  1159
### Specific Developer Build Environments
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  1160
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  1161
We won't be listing all the possible environments, but we will try to provide
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1162
what information we have available to us.
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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diff changeset
  1163
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  1164
**NOTE: The community can help out by updating this part of the document.**
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1165
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  1166
#### Fedora
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  1167
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  1168
After installing the latest [Fedora](http://fedoraproject.org) you need to
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  1169
install several build dependencies. The simplest way to do it is to execute the
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1170
following commands as user `root`:
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  1171
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  1172
      yum-builddep java-1.7.0-openjdk
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  1173
      yum install gcc gcc-c++
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  1174
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  1175
In addition, it's necessary to set a few environment variables for the build:
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1176
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  1177
      export LANG=C
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  1178
      export PATH="/usr/lib/jvm/java-openjdk/bin:${PATH}"
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  1179
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  1180
#### CentOS 5.5
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diff changeset
  1181
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  1182
After installing [CentOS 5.5](http://www.centos.org/) you need to make sure you
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1183
have the following Development bundles installed:
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  1184
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  1185
 * Development Libraries
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  1186
 * Development Tools
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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diff changeset
  1187
 * Java Development
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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diff changeset
  1188
 * X Software Development (Including XFree86-devel)
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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diff changeset
  1189
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1190
Plus the following packages:
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  1191
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  1192
 * cups devel: Cups Development Package
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  1193
 * alsa devel: Alsa Development Package
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diff changeset
  1194
 * Xi devel: libXi.so Development Package
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  1195
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  1196
The freetype 2.3 packages don't seem to be available, but the freetype 2.3
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  1197
sources can be downloaded, built, and installed easily enough from [the
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1198
freetype site](http://downloads.sourceforge.net/freetype). Build and install
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1199
with something like:
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1200
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1201
      bash ./configure
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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diff changeset
  1202
      make
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1203
      sudo -u root make install
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diff changeset
  1204
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  1205
Mercurial packages could not be found easily, but a Google search should find
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1206
ones, and they usually include Python if it's needed.
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  1207
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  1208
#### Debian 5.0 (Lenny)
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  1209
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  1210
After installing [Debian](http://debian.org) 5 you need to install several
de12d9a875ed 8139668: Generate README-build.html from markdown
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  1211
build dependencies. The simplest way to install the build dependencies is to
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  1212
execute the following commands as user `root`:
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      aptitude build-dep openjdk-7
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  1215
      aptitude install openjdk-7-jdk libmotif-dev
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  1216
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  1217
In addition, it's necessary to set a few environment variables for the build:
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  1218
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  1219
      export LANG=C
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  1220
      export PATH="/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk/bin:${PATH}"
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#### Ubuntu 12.04
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  1223
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  1224
After installing [Ubuntu](http://ubuntu.org) 12.04 you need to install several
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  1225
build dependencies. The simplest way to do it is to execute the following
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  1226
commands:
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  1227
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  1228
      sudo aptitude build-dep openjdk-7
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  1229
      sudo aptitude install openjdk-7-jdk
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  1230
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  1231
In addition, it's necessary to set a few environment variables for the build:
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  1232
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  1233
      export LANG=C
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      export PATH="/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk/bin:${PATH}"
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#### OpenSUSE 11.1
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  1237
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  1238
After installing [OpenSUSE](http://opensuse.org) 11.1 you need to install
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several build dependencies. The simplest way to install the build dependencies
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  1240
is to execute the following commands:
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  1241
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  1242
      sudo zypper source-install -d java-1_7_0-openjdk
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      sudo zypper install make
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  1244
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  1245
In addition, it is necessary to set a few environment variables for the build:
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  1246
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  1247
      export LANG=C
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      export PATH="/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-openjdk/bin:$[PATH}"
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  1250
Finally, you need to unset the `JAVA_HOME` environment variable:
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  1251
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  1252
      export -n JAVA_HOME`
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#### Mandriva Linux One 2009 Spring
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  1255
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  1256
After installing [Mandriva](http://mandriva.org) Linux One 2009 Spring you need
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to install several build dependencies. The simplest way to install the build
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  1258
dependencies is to execute the following commands as user `root`:
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  1260
      urpmi java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel make gcc gcc-c++ freetype-devel zip unzip
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        libcups2-devel libxrender1-devel libalsa2-devel libstc++-static-devel
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        libxtst6-devel libxi-devel
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  1263
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  1264
In addition, it is necessary to set a few environment variables for the build:
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  1265
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      export LANG=C
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      export PATH="/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-openjdk/bin:${PATH}"
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#### OpenSolaris 2009.06
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  1270
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  1271
After installing [OpenSolaris](http://opensolaris.org) 2009.06 you need to
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  1272
install several build dependencies. The simplest way to install the build
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  1273
dependencies is to execute the following commands:
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      pfexec pkg install SUNWgmake SUNWj7dev sunstudioexpress SUNWcups SUNWzip
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        SUNWunzip SUNWxwhl SUNWxorg-headers SUNWaudh SUNWfreetype2
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  1277
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  1278
In addition, it is necessary to set a few environment variables for the build:
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  1279
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  1280
      export LANG=C
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  1281
      export PATH="/opt/SunStudioExpress/bin:${PATH}"
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  1282
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  1283
*****
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  1284
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End of the OpenJDK build README document.
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Please come again!