OpenJDK builds: Ant build issues with jdk (netbeans) sub-projects - awt2d, j2se and jarzip

[Anthony Petrov]

Hi Mani,

Not many developers really use NetBeans when working on JDK code. And 
only a few (if any) actually build it from NetBeans. Since the main 
build system for JDK is makefiles-based, obviously the netbeans projects 
are almost never updated when something happens to the way the code is 
built. Thus the projects become outdated.

The new build system (configure/make-based, see the makefiles/ directory 
in JDK) is very fast. It does a very good job with incremental builds, 
so I suggest to use it for your purposes.

--
best regards,
Anthony

On 1/6/2013 19:00, Mani Sarkar wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have been recommended to post my below query to your mailing list, if 
> it is the right place to post. If not could you recommend who would be 
> best placed to answer the below questions.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Regards,
> Mani
> 
> On 01/05/2013 04:05 PM, Mani Sarkar wrote:
> 
>     Hi all,
> 
>     I have made some progress with the below three sub-projects, and have
>     successfully built jarzip. But still get new error messages with
>     awt2d and
>     j2se.
> 
>     I answered my own question about the -source 8, its basically
>     expecting the
>     images/j2sdk-image to be assigned to the respective ALT_...
>     variables via
>     the make.options property in build.properties for all three projects.
> 
>     Unfortunately I wasn't able to build swing via the .../javax/swing/
>     folder
>     where the required make file(s) are present.
> 
>     But my other queries still stand, if you can throw some light on
>     them, it
>     would be help make progress with these builds using the new build
>     system.
> 
>     Thanks.
> 
>     Regards,
>     Mani
> 
>     On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 12:39 AM, Mani Sarkar <sadhak001 at gmail.com
>     <mailto:sadhak001 at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>         Hi All,
> 
>         I have furthered my pursuits with building *OpenJDK projects *by
>         building
> 
>         the JDK sub-projects like swing, etc... but came across issues with
>         building 3 different projects which I wasn't able to build due
>         configuration issues. These sub-projects are located under the
>         netbeans
>         subfolder under the .../jdk/make/ folder.
> 
>         They all are getting compiled for version 8 with the below args
>         (which is
>         leading to a build failure):
> 
>             -source 8 -target 8
> 
>         *jdk/awt2d*
> 
>         https://github.com/__neomatrix369/BuildHelpers/__blob/master/__EclipseProjectsForOpenJDK/__Logs/jdk/awt2d/awt2dAntBuild.__log
>         <https://github.com/neomatrix369/BuildHelpers/blob/master/EclipseProjectsForOpenJDK/Logs/jdk/awt2d/awt2dAntBuild.log>
> 
>         *jdk/j2se*
> 
>         https://github.com/__neomatrix369/BuildHelpers/__blob/master/__EclipseProjectsForOpenJDK/__Logs/jdk/j2se/j2seAntBuild.log
>         <https://github.com/neomatrix369/BuildHelpers/blob/master/EclipseProjectsForOpenJDK/Logs/jdk/j2se/j2seAntBuild.log>
> 
>         *jdk/jarzip*
> 
> 
>         https://github.com/__neomatrix369/BuildHelpers/__blob/master/__EclipseProjectsForOpenJDK/__Logs/jdk/jarzip/__jarzipAntBuild.log
>         <https://github.com/neomatrix369/BuildHelpers/blob/master/EclipseProjectsForOpenJDK/Logs/jdk/jarzip/jarzipAntBuild.log>
> 
>         Where is this version configuration set for these projects, that
>         I can
>         change either through file changes or alternative
>         build.properties setting
>         changes? My other question is why are there no make files
>         available for the
>         jdk sub-projects (i.e. *awt2d, j2se,* etc...) except for under *
>         javax/swing* has make files to build this project instead Ant
>         build.xml
> 
>         files are available. Is it possible to hook these ant files with
>         the new
>         build system, instead of only being able to build the
>         sub-projects via the
>         old build system (using the ALT_... variables via make.options).
> 
>         Thanks.
> 
>         Regards,
>         mani
> 
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