README: Java Research License Source Release

Introduction

This README file describes the contents of the Java^TM Platform, Standard Edition Development Kit (JDK) Java Research License (JRL) Source Release.

Building the source code for the JDK requires a high level of technical expertise. Sun provides the source code primarily for technical experts who want to conduct research, port the platform to new operating systems and hardware, or add enhancements that require access to platform internals. If you are not a technical professional in one of these categories, this release is probably not for you.

Overview

This community source release contains all the source code and makefiles required for building JDK 6u23 for the Solaris^TM Operating Environment (hereafter "Solaris"), Microsoft Windows platforms, and Linux. To get the complete community source, you need to download both JRL source and binary bundles. These files are jar files that need to be run, not un-jar'd, for example

java -jar filename.jar

The source release has the following top-level directories.

control

The control directory contains the makefiles necessary for building the entire J2SE release, including the Java HotSpot VMs and the runtime libraries, tools and utilities.

hotspot

The hotspot directory contains the source code and makefiles necessary for building the Java HotSpot Client VM and the Java HotSpot Server VM.

motif

The motif directory contains the source code and makefiles necessary for building a 32-bit or 64-bit motif library needed by the Linux JDK.

j2se

The j2se directory contains the source code and makefiles necessary for building everything in the JDK 6u23 except the VMs, including runtime libraries, tools and utilities.

deploy

The deploy directory contains the source code and makefiles necessary for building the Java ^TM plugin and Java ^TM Web Start.
The Java^TM Web Start product ships with the JDK 6u23 binary release. The source code for the Java Web Start product is available in a separate Sun Community Source release.

install

The install directory contains the source code and makefiles necessary for building the installers and update technologies for the entire j2se. Building installer workspace is not supported as part of this Java Research License Source Release, so the binary images can only be built instead of the bundles.

Building Java 2 Platform Standard Edition, v6u23 ea

For further instructions on how to build the JDK, see the JDK Build README.