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Using NetBeans to work on the langtools repository.
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Netbeans 6.0 or later is recommended.
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The "langtools" project in this directory allows you to
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edit, run, test and debug the tools in the OpenJDK langtools
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repository.
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The repository contains a number of tools:
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javac, javadoc and its doclets, and javap.
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Build Properties.
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To build this repository, you must set some properties for Ant.
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You can set these properties in a number of ways:
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- Set the properties in the Properties panel under Tool> Options> Ant.
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Properties set this way will apply globally to all the langtools
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repositories you may be working on.
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- Create a file build.properties in the root directory of a
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langtools repository, and set the properties in that file.
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These properties will be specific to that repository.
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To build the repository, at a minimum you must set the "boot.java.home"
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property. To run the tools, you must also set "target.java.home". To
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run the regression tests, you must set "jtreg.home".
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By default, the build and test targets will build and test all
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of these tools. The run and debug targets will prompt you for the
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name of a tool to execute.
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As an alternative, you can focus on a single tool. When you do
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this, you will still see all the source code for all the tools,
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but the various Ant targets will now be focussed on the selected tool.
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To focus on a tool, bring up the context menu on the "langtools"
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project (i.e. right-click on the project) and select "Select Tool".
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This brings up a dialog which allows you to specify which tool you
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wish to work on, and the arguments to use if and when you run it.
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