Building OpenJFX for the first time

[David Hill]

On 6/17/16, 4:17 PM, John C. Turnbull wrote:
> Thanks Kevin - that looks very helpful.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: openjfx-dev [mailto:openjfx-dev-bounces at openjdk.java.net] On Behalf Of
> Kevin Rushforth
> Sent: Saturday, 18 June 2016 05:53
> To: openjfx-dev at openjdk.java.net
> Subject: Re: Building OpenJFX for the first time
>
> https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/OpenJFX/Building+OpenJFX
>
> Dave Hill updated it recently, so it is reasonably current.

And he is always interested in suggestions/clarifications and kudos :-)

Seriously - I have several environments (virtual boxes) that I try the procedure in, but that does not mean that I can come close to coverage of the environments out there. So feedback is always welcome.

Dave
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> -- Kevin
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> John C. Turnbull wrote:
>> I would like to set up a development environment for the OpenJFX
>> project but have never attempted this before.
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>> I am very familiar with all 3 major Java IDEs with my preference (in
>> order of most favourite to least favourite) is Eclipse, IntelliJ,
>> NetBeans (so whichever one is "best" doesn't really matter).
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>> I am familiar with Gradle but by no means an expert.
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>> My machine is a Windows 10 x64 PC.
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>> I am only interested in building for JDK 9 and JavaFX 9 (as these will
>> be released before any project I am working on will go live).
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>> I am happy to build just for Windows at this point so I can get a feel
>> for the project and see if there are opportunities where I can fix a
>> bug or two or make contributions in other ways.
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>> So, what is the best way to build this project using the environment
>> and tools I have described?
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>> Which IDE would make the process the simplest or easiest?
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>> Is there an up-to-date web page that describes the process in
>> sufficient detail that will enable me to accomplish this?
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>> Thanks very much,
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>> John
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Java Embedded Development

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