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% IDE support in the JDK
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## Introduction
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When you are familiar with building and testing the JDK, you may want to
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configure an IDE to work with the source code. The instructions differ a bit
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depending on whether you are interested in working with the native (C/C++) or
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the Java code.
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### IDE support for native code
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There are a few ways to generate IDE configuration for the native sources,
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depending on which IDE to use.
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#### Visual Studio Code
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The make system can generate a [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com)
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workspace that has C/C++ source indexing configured correctly, as well as
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launcher targets for tests and the Java launcher. After configuring, a workspace
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for the configuration can be generated using:
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```shell
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make vscode-project
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```
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This creates a file called `jdk.code-workspace` in the build output folder. The
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full location will be printed after the workspace has been generated. To use it,
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choose `File -> Open Workspace...` in Visual Studio Code.
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##### Alternative indexers
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The main `vscode-project` target configures the default C++ support in Visual
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Studio Code. There are also other source indexers that can be installed, that
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may provide additional features. It's currently possible to generate
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configuration for three such indexers, [clangd](https://clang.llvm.org/extra/clangd/),
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[ccls](https://github.com/MaskRay/ccls/wiki/Visual-Studio-Code)
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and [rtags](https://github.com/Andersbakken/rtags). These can be configured by
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appending the name of the indexer to the make target, such as:
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```shell
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make vscode-project-clangd
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```
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Additional instructions for configuring the given indexer will be displayed
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after the workspace has been generated.
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#### Visual Studio
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The make system can generate a Visual Studio project for the Hotspot
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native source. After configuring, the project is generated using:
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```shell
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make hotspot-ide-project
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```
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This creates a file named `jvm.vcxproj` in `ide\hotspot-visualstudio`
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subfolder of the build output folder. The file can be opened in Visual Studio
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via `File -> Open -> Project/Solution`.
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#### Eclipse CDT
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The make system can generate an Eclipse CDT Workspace that enables Eclipse
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indexing for the C and C++ sources throughout the entire codebase, as well as
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registering all common make targets to be runnable from the Eclipse explorer.
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This can be done after configuring by running:
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```
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make eclipse-native-env
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```
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After this is run, simply open and import the workspace in Eclipse through
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`File -> Import -> Projects from Folder or Archive` and at
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`Import source` click on the directory `ide\eclipse`, which can be
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found in the build output folder.
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If this doesn't work, you can also try
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`File -> Import -> Existing Projects into Workspace`
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instead.
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Setting up an Eclipse Workspace is relatively lightweight compared to other
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supported IDEs, but requires that your CDT installation has Cross GCC support
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enabled at the moment, even if you aren't cross compiling. The Visual C++
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compiler is, at present, not supported as an indexer.
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If desired, you can instead request make to only include indexing support for
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just the Java Virtual Machine instead of the entire native codebase, by running:
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```
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make eclipse-hotspot-env
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```
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If you think your particular Eclipse installation can handle the strain, the
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make system also supports generating a combined Java and C/C++ Workspace for
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Eclipse which can then conveniently switch between Java and C/C++ natures
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during development by running:
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```
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make eclipse-mixed-env
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```
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Do note that this generates all features that come with both Java and C/C++
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natures.
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Eclipse support in the JDK is relatively new, so do keep in mind that not
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everything may work at the moment. As such, the resulting Workspace also
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has compilation database parsing support enabled, so you can pass Eclipse
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the compile commands file (see below) if all else fails.
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#### Compilation Database
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The make system can generate generic native code indexing support in the form of
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a [Compilation Database](https://clang.llvm.org/docs/JSONCompilationDatabase.html)
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that can be used by many different IDEs and source code indexers.
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```shell
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make compile-commands
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```
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It's also possible to generate the Compilation Database for the HotSpot source
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code only, which is a bit faster as it includes less information.
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```shell
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make compile-commands-hotspot
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```
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### IDE support for Java code
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#### IntelliJ IDEA
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The JDK project has a script that can be used for indexing the project
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with IntelliJ. After configuring and building the JDK, an IntelliJ workspace
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can be generated by running the following command in the top-level folder
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of the cloned repository:
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```shell
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bash bin/idea.sh
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```
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To use it, choose `File -> Open...` in IntelliJ and select the folder where
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you ran the above script.
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Next, configure the project SDK in IntelliJ. Open
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`File -> Project Structure -> Project` and select `build/<config>/images/jdk`
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as the SDK to use.
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In order to run the tests from the IDE, you can use the JTReg plugin.
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Instructions for building and using the plugin can be found
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[here](https://github.com/openjdk/jtreg/tree/master/plugins/idea).
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#### Eclipse
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Eclipse JDT is a widely used Java IDE and has been for a very long time, being
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a popular choice alongside IntelliJ IDEA for Java development. Likewise, the
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JDK now includes support for developing its Java sources with Eclipse, which
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can be achieved by setting up a Java Workspace by running:
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```
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make eclipse-java-env
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```
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After the workspace has been generated you can import it in the same way as
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you would with Eclipse CDT:
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Follow `File -> Import -> Projects from Folder or Archive` and select the
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`ide\eclipse` directory in the build output folder to import the newly created
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Java Workspace.
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If doing so results in an error, you can also import the JDK via
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`File -> Import -> Existing Projects into Workspace`
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as a last resort.
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As mentioned above for Eclipse CDT, you can create a combined Java and C/C++
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Workspace which can conveniently switch between Java and C/C++ natures during
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development by running:
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```
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make eclipse-mixed-env
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```
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