Updated for NetBeans 12: Using the Netbeans IDE to work on JDK library development

[Weijun Wang]

> On Jun 13, 2020, at 9:06 AM, Bradford Wetmore <bradford.wetmore at oracle.com> wrote:
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> On 6/11/2020 6:30 PM, Weijun Wang wrote:
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>>> 1.  Build a JDK to debug.  Exploded is the fastest to build/debug.
>> Then why not suggest --with-default-make-target=exploded-image below?
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> jdk is just an alias for exploded-image AFAIK.  The main thing to avoid is images!  :)

Wow, I never realized that.

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> AFAIK, you will need to set the configure --with-default-make-target, otherwise, the default will be images.

That's correct.

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> % make help
> Common make targets
> make [default]   # Compile all modules and create a runnable "exploded"
>                  # image (alias for jdk or exploded-image)
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>>>    % bash configure \
>>>          --with-default-make-target=jdk ...other options...
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>>> 
>>> 6b.  JTREG:  In the java.base module you opened (above), navigate to the jdk test tests in the following directory entry:
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>>>    ${jdkRoot}/test/jdk     # ${jdkRoot}/open/test/jdk/ if using closed
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>>> Then select the exact test you want to run, then "Debug->Debug Test File".
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>>> NOTE WELL:  The JTReg plugin understands the JTReg directives. Debugging a JTReg test used to trigger a remake of the entire(!) JDK. Turn this behavior off by right clicking on the java.base module, then "properties", then set "Never" to the question of "Build before running tests."  I *THINK* NB 12 no longer does a rebuild, but in case you don't and you end up with a long delay, this might be the problem.
>> Still "always" by default.
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> Agreed that it shows as "always", but when I tried to debug a test file (and quickly slapped my forehead for forgetting to turn it to "never"), it started up pretty quickly, so maybe it no longer does this?

Or maybe you've just built it so the rebuild is very fast? Here it seems to be doing a lot of things so I killed it and started again.

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>> Do you know if there is a way to configure jtreg options. For example, I want -nr to avoid test report.
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> Don't know offhand.  Jan Lahoda might be your best resource.

I'll try to figure it out before asking him.

Thanks,
Max

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> Brad