README: Java Research License Source Release JavaTM Platform, Standard Edition Development Kit (JDK) v7 ea

Introduction

This README file describes the contents of the Java^TM Platform, Standard Edition Development Kit (JDK) Java Research License (JRL) Source Release.

Building the source code for the JDK requires a high level of technical expertise. Sun provides the source code primarily for technical experts who want to conduct research, port the platform to new operating systems and hardware, or add enhancements that require access to platform internals. If you are not a technical professional in one of these categories, this release is probably not for you.

Overview

This community source release contains all the source code and makefiles required for building JDK 7 for the Solaris^TM Operating Environment (hereafter "Solaris"), Microsoft Windows platforms, and Linux. To get the complete community source, you need to download both JRL source and binary bundles. These files are jar files that need to be run, not un-jar'd, for example

java -jar filename.jar

The source release has the following top-level files and directories.

Makefile

The Makefile and supporting make directory contains the makefiles necessary for building the entire JDK release, including the Java HotSpot VMs and the runtime libraries, tools and utilities.

langtools

The langtools directory contains the source code and makefiles necessary for building the language tools javac, javah, javap, javadoc, and apt.

corba

The corba directory contains the source code and makefiles necessary for building the corba part of the JDK.

jaxws

The jaxws directory contains the source code and makefiles necessary for building the JAX-WS and JAXB part of the JDK.

jaxp

The jaxp directory contains the source code and makefiles necessary for building the JAXP part of the JDK.

hotspot

The hotspot directory contains the source code and makefiles necessary for building the Java HotSpot Client VM and the Java HotSpot Server VM.

jdk

The jdk directory contains the source code and makefiles necessary for building everything in the JDK 7 except the VMs, including runtime libraries, tools and utilities.

deploy

The deploy directory contains the source code and makefiles necessary for building the Java^TM plugin and Java^TM Web Start.
The Java^TM Web Start product ships with the JDK 7 binary release. The source code for the Java Web Start product is available in a separate Sun Community Source release.

install

The install directory contains the source code and makefiles necessary for building the installers and update technologies for the entire jdk. Building installer workspace is not supported as part of this Java Research License Source Release, so the binary images can only be built instead of the bundles.

Building Java Platform Standard Edition, v7 ea

For further instructions on how to build the JDK, see the JDK Build README.

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