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

[Ulf Zibis]

Hi Mani,

please note the conversation at the end of this post and my reference to my older attempts to solve 
your issue.

Additionally please note these threads:
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/nb-projects-dev/2009-April/thread.html
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/nb-projects-dev/2010-June/000096.html
http://openjdk.5641.n7.nabble.com/OpenJDK-Netbeans-and-Ant-Build-Scripts-f102175.html

-Ulf


Am 10.01.2013 01:31, schrieb Mani Sarkar:
> Hi Anthony,
>
> Thanks for responding to my post.
>
> I'm aware of the make files available for other projects and sub-projects from within the OpenJDK. 
> But the reason I was requesting help on building the Awt2d and J2se as they form part of the JDK 
> project and it would be handy to be able to build them separately (irrespective of the netbeans 
> projects) to the whole JDK project itself. Given that the total build time for the JDK is longer 
> than just building its underlying components - developers would love working on separate 
> components in IDEs of their choice.
>
> I'm working on wiki instructions to help with the Adopt OpenJDK initiative which would assist 
> adopters to build these projects via the CLI or from withiin Eclipse.
>
> At this stage I'm updating existing instructions to build OpenJDK and its sub-projects in Eclipse 
> and CLI - I have been able to build most of the sub-projects except the two sub-projects under the 
> /jdk/ folder.Besides moving the make files of these projects to the new build system would also 
> benefit future adopters to directly load them up in their IDE and amend the underlying code and 
> see the build results in the console.
>
> There is a potential for a larger number of users in our group to do just this and more hence I'm 
> involved in the process.  Any hint or help would be most appreciated, as I think it might just be 
> a matter of configuration - I did read about sustaining these build.xml files for future use on a 
> couple of other mailing lists.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Regards,
> Mani
>


Am 09.01.2013 18:32, schrieb Mike Duigou:
> On Jan 9 2013, at 02:41 , Ulf Zibis wrote:
>
>> Hi Mike,
>>
>> at the moment, I do not have any environment to create changesets or webrevs, will take some time.
> No rush. I may also get to this. My suggestion was motivated towards getting your OpenJDK commit count up.
>
>> Mentioning the NB list in README would be a good idea.
>>
>> Some time ago, I tried some enhancements here: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/attachment.cgi?id=125&action=diff
>> Search for "/make/netbeans/common/".
> I will look for these changes.
>
>> Have a nice day,
> Happy New Year to you as well!
>
> Mike
>
>

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