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1README:
2  This file should be located at the top of the OpenJDK Mercurial repository
3  forest. This top or enclosing repository will include a "make" directory,
4  and a Makefile at the very top of the repository.
5  It should also include the 6 repositories: "jdk", "hotspot", "langtools",
6  "corba", "jaxws"  and "jaxp".
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8  See http://openjdk.java.net/ for more information about the OpenJDK.
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10Simple Build Instructions:
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12  1. Download and install a JDK 6 from
13     http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
14     Set the environment variable ALT_BOOTDIR to the location of this JDK 6.
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16  2. Download and install the Binary Plugs for the most recent JDK7 from
17     http://download.java.net/openjdk/jdk7/
18     Set the environment variable ALT_BINARY_PLUGS_PATH to the location of
19     these binary plugs.
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21  3. Check the sanity of doing a build with the current machine:
22       gnumake sanity
23     See README-builds.html if you run into problems.
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25  4. Do a complete build of the jdk:
26       gnumake all
27     The resulting JDK image should be found in build/*/j2sdk-image
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29where gnumake is GNU make 3.81 or newer, /usr/bin/make on Linux and
30/usr/sfw/bin/gmake or /opt/sfw/bin/gmake on Solaris.
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