1N/AUsing NetBeans to work on the langtools repository.

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1N/ANetbeans 6.0 or later is recommended.

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1N/AThe "langtools" project in this directory allows you to

1N/Aedit, run, test and debug the tools in the OpenJDK langtools

1N/Arepository.

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1N/AThe repository contains a number of tools:

1N/A apt, javac, javadoc and its doclets, javah and javap.

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1N/ABuild Properties.

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1N/ATo build this repository, you must set some properties for Ant.

1N/AYou can set these properties in a number of ways:

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1N/A- Set the properties in the Properties panel under Tool> Options> Ant.

1N/A Properties set this way will apply globally to all the langtools

1N/A repositories you may be working on.

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1N/A- Create a file build.properties in the root directory of a

1N/A langtools repository, and set the properties in that file.

1N/A These properties will be specific to that repository.

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1N/ATo build the repository, at a minimum you must set the "boot.java.home"

1N/Aproperty. To run the tools, you must also set "target.java.home". To

1N/Arun the regression tests, you must set "jtreg.home".

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1N/ABy default, the build and test targets will build and test all

1N/Aof these tools. The run and debug targets will prompt you for the

1N/Aname of a tool to execute.

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1N/AAs an alternative, you can focus on a single tool. When you do

1N/Athis, you will still see all the source code for all the tools,

1N/Abut the various Ant targets will now be focussed on the selected tool.

1N/ATo focus on a tool, bring up the context menu on the "langtools"

1N/Aproject (i.e. right-click on the project) and select "Select Tool".

1N/AThis brings up a dialog which allows you to specify which tool you

1N/Awish to work on, and the arguments to use if and when you run it.

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