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1README:
2  This file should be located at the top of the OpenJDK Mercurial root
3  repository. A full OpenJDK repository set (forest) should also include
4  the following 6 nested repositories:
5    "jdk", "hotspot", "langtools", "corba", "jaxws"  and "jaxp".
6
7  The root repository can be obtained with something like:
8    hg clone http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/jdk8 openjdk8
9  
10  You can run the get_source.sh script located in the root repository to get
11  the other needed repositories:
12    cd openjdk8 && sh ./get_source.sh
13
14  People unfamiliar with Mercurial should read the first few chapters of
15  the Mercurial book: http://hgbook.red-bean.com/read/
16
17  See http://openjdk.java.net/ for more information about OpenJDK.
18
19Simple Build Instructions:
20  
21  0. Get the necessary system software/packages installed on your system, see
22     http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/jdk8/raw-file/tip/README-builds.html
23
24  1. If you don't have a jdk7u7 or newer jdk, download and install it from
25     http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
26     Add the /bin directory of this installation to your PATH environment
27     variable.
28
29  2. Configure the build:
30       bash ./configure
31  
32  3. Build the OpenJDK:
33       make all
34     The resulting JDK image should be found in build/*/images/j2sdk-image
35
36where make is GNU make 3.81 or newer, /usr/bin/make on Linux usually
37is 3.81 or newer. Note that on Solaris, GNU make is called "gmake".
38
39Complete details are available in the file:
40     http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/jdk8/raw-file/tip/README-builds.html
41