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This page provides instructions for building the Eclipse Platform using preferred technologies identified as part of the [[CBI]] initiative.
 
  
== Prerequisites ==
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{{warning|Note: Migrated to https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform.releng/wiki/Platform-Build}}
  
=== Free HDD space ===
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This page provides instructions for building the Eclipse Platform using preferred technologies identified as part of the [[CBI]] initiative.  
~15GB is recommended.
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=== Oracle Java 1.6 or higher ===
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== Prerequisites  ==
* Oracle 1.6 JDK needs to be on PATH.
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* Verify correct version of java is used
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* set JAVA_HOME to point to your JDK
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Some of the inner build callouts, like the SWT fragment build, depend on having an Oracle JVM.
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=== Free HDD space  ===
  
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:~25GB is recommended.
  
=== Maven 3.0.4 ===
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=== Java 17 JVM ===
* Download from http://maven.apache.org/download.html
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* make sure '''mvn''' is available in your PATH
+
  
== Build environment setup ==
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*Java 17 JDK needs to be on PATH as the VM that "runs the build".
 +
*Verify correct version of java is used
 +
*Set JAVA_HOME to point to your JDK
 +
*Ensure your java is set to run in Server mode
  
=== review maven settings.xml ===
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* Notes:
To avoid getting hit by {{bug|365727}} and to make sure your local environment configuration does not interfere with CBI build, make sure build user account does not have maven settings.xml
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:* Some of the inner build callouts, like the SWT fragment build, depend on having an Oracle JVM.
 +
:* It is highly recommended to have all JDKs, from CDC-1.0/Foundation-1.0 to Java 11, in a configured toolchains.xml file.  See [https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=409790#c32 Bug report] and [http://dev.eclipse.org/mhonarc/lists/cbi-dev/msg01025.html Mailing List]) and see the Section below titled 'Using BREE Libs'.
  
igor@desktop:~$ ls -l ~/.m2/settings.xml
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=== Maven 3.6.3 ===
  ls: cannot access /home/igor/.m2/settings.xml: No such file or directory
+
  
 +
*Download from http://maven.apache.org/download.html or use your Linux distribution provided version (whether it works depends on the distribution).
 +
*make sure '''mvn''' is available in your PATH
  
=== give maven JVM more ram ===
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=== Git  ===
  
  export MAVEN_OPTS=-Xmx2048m
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==== Linux  ====
  
== Building ==
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*You can install Git using your distro's package manager.
  
We're currently working on the ''R4_2_maintenance'' and ''R3_8_maintenance'' branches. When we're confident in them, we'll merge the changes into ''master''.
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==== Mac OSX ====
  
A script that captures the steps is available in [http://git.eclipse.org/c/platform/eclipse.platform.releng.aggregator.git/tree/scripts/build.sh?h=R4_2_maintenance build.sh]
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*Download from http://code.google.com/p/git-osx-installer/  
 +
*Install using the downloaded DMG file
  
=== cloning platform source tree ===
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==== Windows  ====
  
Replace ''R4_2_maintenance'' with the branch you'd like to checkout.
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*Download Git for Windows from http://msysgit.github.com/
 +
*Install using the downloaded exe file
 +
*We recommend using the "Git Bash" application provided by Git for Windows as your commandline shell throughout the build
  
Clone the repository and checkout the branch:
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<br> '''Important: Per Bug 376400 we discovered that msysgit has a max character limit somewhere around 256 which causes cloning files with a path longer than that to fail'''
  
  git clone -b R4_2_maintenance --recurse-submodules \
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See: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=376400#c4
  git://git.eclipse.org/gitroot/platform/eclipse.platform.releng.aggregator.git
+
  
 +
Workaround: Put your repo in the root of a drive and give it a short name. For example: C:\z
  
To update this clone and all submodules:
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Example:  
 
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  git fetch origin
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  git merge origin/R4_2_maintenance
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  git pull --recurse-submodules
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  git submodule update
+
  
If you want to switch from another branch to this one, replace '''git merge origin/R4_2_maintenance''' with:
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  cd c:
 +
git clone -b master --recursive \
 +
https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform.releng.aggregator.git \
 +
z
  
  git checkout -b R4_2_maintenance origin/R4_2_maintenance
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'''Note:''' The final "z" parameter at the end of the command is important as tells git to checkout the repository and rename it to "z". This reduces the path length of the repository to be short enough to workaround Bug 376400.
  
=== running the build ===
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== Build environment setup  ==
  
  LOCAL_REPO=$(pwd)/localRepo
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''Note: Unless otherwise stated, these instructions apply to Linux, MacOSX, and Windows platforms''
  cd eclipse.platform.releng.aggregator
+
  
  mvn -f eclipse-parent/pom.xml \
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=== give maven JVM more ram  ===
    clean install \
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    -Dmaven.repo.local=$LOCAL_REPO
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   mvn -f maven-cbi-plugin/pom.xml \
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   export MAVEN_OPTS=-Xmx2048m
    clean install \
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    -Dmaven.repo.local=$LOCAL_REPO
+
  
Once the parent and the plugin are installed in the local repo, you can run the build from the aggregator root:
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If you are using Windows:  
  
   mvn clean install \
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   SET MAVEN_OPTS=-Xmx2048m
    -Pno-bree-libs \
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    -Dmaven.test.skip=true \
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    -Dmaven.repo.local=$LOCAL_REPO
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== Building  ==
  
Packaged SDK zip files are located in your '''eclipse.platform.releng.aggregator''' directory under
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''Note: Unless otherwise stated, these instructions apply to Linux, MacOSX, and Windows platforms''  
  
  org.eclipse.releng.tychoeclipsebuilder/sdk/target/products/
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=== cloning platform source tree  ===
  
P2 repository
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Replace ''master'' with the branch you'd like to checkout.
  
  org.eclipse.repository/target/repository
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Clone the repository and checkout the branch:
  
Source bundles
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  git clone -b master --recursive \
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https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform.releng.aggregator.git
  
  org.eclipse.repository/target/repository/plugins
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<br> To update this clone and all submodules:
  
Packaged JUnit Plugin Tests and Automated Testing Framework
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  cd eclipse.platform.releng.aggregator
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git pull --recurse-submodules
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git submodule update
  
  org.eclipse.releng.tychoeclipsebuilder/eclipse-junit-tests/target/eclipse-junit-tests-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT-bundle.zip
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If you want to switch from another branch to this one, replace '''git merge origin/master''' with:
  
=== Cleaning the build repo ===
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  git checkout -b master origin/master
  
To completely clean a build repo (before a new build or before updating the aggregator and submodules):
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=== Running the build ===
  
  git submodule foreach git clean -f -d
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From the aggregator root, run:
  git submodule foreach git reset --hard HEAD
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  git clean -f -d
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  git reset --hard HEAD
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=== Using BREE Libs ===
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  mvn clean verify
  
BREE libs can be used to build using the same BREE as what is used on build.eclipse.org. You will first need to download and install the ee.zip attached to Bug 386649 (https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=386649) and follow the instructions in the description of the bug.
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:'''NOTE:''' If you build multiple streams on the same system, you'll want to add ''-Dmaven.repo.local=/some/directory/somewhere'' to the end of the 3 mvn commands to avoid collisions (Using a different local repo for each stream). Most casual developers won't be affected.  
  
Here's an example [http://build.eclipse.org/eclipse/cbi/toolchains.xml toolchains.xml].  It currently only works with Oracle JREs.
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::*On Windows use ''-Dmaven.repo.local=C:\path\to\somewhere''
  
Once setup you can inform the build to use it by passing '''-Pbree-libs''' instead of '''-Pno-bree-libs''' on the mvn build command.
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=== Running the build without tests ===
  
=== Pack200 & Signing ===
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From the aggregator root, run:
  
Pack200 & Signing is supported when built using build.eclipse.org and is disabled by default.
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  mvn clean verify -DskipTests=true
  
* Install eclipse-jarsigner-plugin to local maven repository used by the build (i.e. /var/tmp/lts/R4_localrepo).
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:'''NOTE''' "-Dmaven.test.skip=true" cannot be used in CBI, see {{bug|456510}}
* Run the build with '''-Peclipse-sign''' parameter.  
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Eclipse Jarsigner can be built from: http://git.eclipse.org/c/cbi/org.eclipse.cbi.maven.plugins.git
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=== Build result  ===
  
  git clone -n git://git.eclipse.org/gitroot/cbi/org.eclipse.cbi.maven.plugins.git
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Once the build finishes, the following artifacts are created.  
  cd org.eclipse.cbi.maven.plugins
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  git checkout eclipse-jarsigner-plugin-1.0.1
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  mvn -f eclipse-jarsigner-plugin/pom.xml \
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    clean install \
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    -Dmaven.repo.local=$LOCAL_REPO
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 +
Packaged SDK zip files are located in your '''eclipse.platform.releng.aggregator''' directory under
  
=== Build Natives ===
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  org.eclipse.releng.tychoeclipsebuilder/sdk/target/products/
  
Optionally, you can pass -Dnative= parameter with one of the following options to compile the natives for the specified native.
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P2 repository
  
<pre>
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  org.eclipse.repository/target/repository
- cocoa.macosx.x86
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- cocoa.macosx.x86_64
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- gtk.linux.x86
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- gtk.linux.x86_64
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- win32.win32.x86
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- win32.win32.x86_64
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- win32.wce_ppc.arm
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</pre>
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Example:
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Source bundles
  
   mvn clean install \
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   org.eclipse.repository/target/repository/plugins
    -Dmaven.repo.local=$LOCAL_REPO -Dmaven.test.skip=true -Dnative=gtk.linux.x86_64
+
  
== running the tests ==
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Packaged JUnit Plugin Tests and Automated Testing Framework
  
Copy the junit tests and the CBI SDK (pick the one for your platform) that was built to a testing directory. Also unzip the junit tests.
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  org.eclipse.releng.tychoeclipsebuilder/eclipse-junit-tests/target/eclipse-junit-tests-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT-bundle.zip
  
  mkdir -p /var/tmp/lts/R3_platform-tests
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=== Cleaning the build repo  ===
  cp eclipse.platform.tychoeclipsebuilder/sdk/target/products/org.eclipse.sdk.ide-linux.gtk.x86_64.tar.gz /var/tmp/lts/R3_platform-tests
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  cp TMP/eclipse-junit-tests/target/eclipse-junit-tests-bundle.zip /var/tmp/lts/R3_platform-tests
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  cd /var/tmp/lts/R3_platform-tests
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  unzip eclipse-junit-tests-bundle.zip
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Modify the file equinoxp2tests.properties to point to the CBI built repository.
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To completely clean a build repo (before a new build or before updating the aggregator and submodules):
(This example uses /home/user/R3_platform-aggregator as the CBI platform root)  
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   org.eclipse.equinox.p2.tests.current.build.repo=file:/home/user/R3_platform-aggregator/eclipse.platform.repository/target/repository/
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   git submodule foreach git clean -f -d
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git submodule foreach git reset --hard HEAD
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git clean -f -d
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git reset --hard HEAD
  
Note down the org.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.tests.platform.archive.linux-x86_64= file name for your architecture. (In this example linux x86_64)
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To get a pristine build repository, after a build, you will have to specify the -x option for git clean.  
  
   eclipse-platform-201204121421-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
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   git submodule foreach git clean -f -d -x
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git submodule foreach git reset --hard HEAD
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git clean -f -d -x
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git reset --hard HEAD
  
Rename your org.eclipse.sdk.ide-linux.gtk.x86_64.tar.gz you copied earlier to match the name you jotted down.
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The reason is that /targets is specified in the .gitignore file, so git ... ignores them. They are included in .gitignore so they are not accidentally committed and don't clutter visual displays of "changes". Normally Maven will clean those up before a build, but in case you want to be positive you do not get an "old" copy, of one of the target artifacts, use -x.  
  
  mv org.eclipse.sdk.ide-linux.gtk.x86_64.tar.gz eclipse-platform-201204121421-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
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=== Using BREE Libs  ===
  
Copy your eclipse-platform to eclipse SDK
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BREE libs can be used to build using the same BREE as what is used on build.eclipse.org. You will first need to download and install the ee.zip attached to Bug 386649 (https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=386649) and follow the instructions in the description of the bug.
  
  cp eclipse-platform-201204121421-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz eclipse-SDK-201204121421-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
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Here's an [[Platform-releng/toolchainsExample|example of toolchains.xml]]. It currently only works with Oracle JREs (see [https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=389856 bug 389856]). Someone running the platform build would need their own version of toolchains.xml in their build ids home directory's .m2 directory (~/.m2/toolchains.xml) which points to the location on their file system of the tools required (BREE libs and JDKs).  
  
Download a copy of the latest released Eclipse Classic from http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/.
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Once setup you can inform the build to use it by passing '''-Pbree-libs''' on the mvn build command.  
  
  http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/
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=== Signing  ===
  
Copy the Eclipse Classic SDK to eclipse-platform
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Signing is supported when built using build.eclipse.org and is disabled by default.
  
  cp eclipse-SDK-3.7.2-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz eclipse-platform-3.7.2-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
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*Simply Run the build with '''-Peclipse-sign''' parameter.
  
You should now have 4 copies of the platform, 2 from the latest released and 2 from the CBI build.
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=== Building natives  ===
  
  eclipse-SDK-3.7.2-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
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Optionally, you can pass -Dnative= parameter with one of the following options to compile the natives for the specified native.
  eclipse-platform-3.7.2-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
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<pre>- cocoa.macosx.aarch64
  eclipse-platform-201204121421-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
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- cocoa.macosx.x86_64
  eclipse-SDK-201204121421-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
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- gtk.linux.aarch64
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- gtk.linux.ppc64le
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- gtk.linux.x86_64
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- win32.win32.x86_64
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</pre>
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Example:
  
Unzip the CBI platform
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  mvn clean verify \
 +
  -DskipTests=true -Dnative=gtk.linux.x86_64
  
  tar zxvf eclipse-platform-201204121421-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
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=== Building Selected Projects ===
  
Run the tests
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Instead of a full build, selected projects can be built by going to the desired root directory of the project(s) and specifying the <pre>build-individual-bundles</pre> profile.
  
  ./runtests -os linux -ws gtk -arch x86_64
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Example:
  
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  (from the eclipse.platform.releng.aggregator repository root) \
 +
  cd rt.equinox.framework \
 +
  mvn -Pbuild-individual-bundles clean verify
  
 +
This would build all projects under rt.equinox.framework.
  
 +
Example:
  
 +
  (from the eclipse.platform.releng.aggregator repository root) \
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  cd rt.equinox.framework/bundles/org.eclipse.osgi \
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  mvn -Pbuild-individual-bundles clean verify
  
== Troubleshooting ==
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This would build only the org.eclipse.osgi project.
  
=== Bug 368089 - Product tar.gz has wrong file permission bits when building on macosx ===
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== Build output: p2 repo and RCP products ==
  
This issue might occur if your system is not using LANG=en_US.UTF-8 as your system locale. This issue will prevent your from being able to launch Eclipse until proper file permissions are set manually. A workaround is to set the locale before running the build so that the build produces a proper tar.gz.
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Once build is complete, look in the following folders for the usual output artifacts:
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* <tt>eclipse.platform.releng.aggregator/eclipse.platform.releng.tychoeclipsebuilder/sdk/target/products</tt> for the archives of the Eclipse SDK. (Siblings of <tt>sdk</tt> folder contain other RCP products produced by Platform Build). Those are the packages that are typically published at http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops4/ .
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* <tt>eclipse.platform.releng.aggregator/eclipse.platform.releng.tychoeclipsebuilder/eclipse.platform.repository/target/repository</tt> for the typical p2 repository containing installable unit shipped by Platform Build. This is the repository that get typically added to http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/updates/ .
  
  export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
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== Running the Eclipse platform tests  ==
  
=== Bug 384482 - Apple JVM renamed rt.jar to classes.jar causing CBI Platform build issues ===
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Copy the junit tests and the CBI SDK (pick the one for your platform) that was built to a testing directory. Also unzip the junit tests and enter them.
  
Apple JVM renamed rt.jar to classes.jar causing the CBI Platform build to fail when building on macosx. Running the build a 2nd time after the failure however produces a working build. It isn't ideal to have the user run the build twice though.
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  mkdir -p /var/tmp/lts/R3_platform-tests
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cp eclipse.platform.releng.tychoeclipsebuilder/sdk/target/products/org.eclipse.sdk.ide-linux.gtk.x86_64.tar.gz /var/tmp/lts/R3_platform-tests
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cp eclipse.platform.releng.tychoeclipsebuilder/eclipse-junit-tests/target/eclipse-junit-tests-bundle.zip /var/tmp/lts/R3_platform-tests
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cd /var/tmp/lts/R3_platform-tests
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unzip eclipse-junit-tests-bundle.zip
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cd eclipse-testing
  
A workaround for this issue is to create a symbolic link for classes.jar to rt.jar.
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Modify the file equinoxp2tests.properties to point to the CBI built repository. (This example uses /home/user/R3_platform-aggregator as the CBI platform root)
  
   cd /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Home/lib
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   org.eclipse.equinox.p2.tests.current.build.repo=file:/home/user/R3_platform-aggregator/eclipse.platform.repository/target/repository/
  sudo ln -s ../../Classes/classes.jar rt.jar
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 +
Note down the org.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.tests.platform.archive.linux-x86_64= file name for your architecture. (In this example linux x86_64)
  
== Submitting for aggregator builds (Proposal) ==
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  eclipse-platform-201204121421-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
  
In PDE build the features specify what plugins to build and the map files specify where to get the plugin projects and which version to check out.
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Rename your org.eclipse.sdk.ide-linux.gtk.x86_64.tar.gz you copied earlier to match the name you jotted down.  
  
In the CBI build the pom.xml files and the directory structure specify what plugins to build and the aggregator git repo specifies which checkout is the build input by capturing the commit for each component repo as a submodule entry.
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  mv ../org.eclipse.sdk.ide-linux.gtk.x86_64.tar.gz eclipse-platform-201204121421-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
  
The manual process for submitting Platform UI for a build involves updating the submodule in the aggregator:
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Copy your eclipse-platform to eclipse SDK
  
   # starting in eclipse.platform.releng.aggregator
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   cp eclipse-platform-201204121421-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz eclipse-SDK-201204121421-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
  cd eclipse.platform.ui
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  git checkout R4_2_maintenance
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  git pull
+
  cd ..
+
  git status
+
  
The status should look something like:
+
Download a copy of the latest released Eclipse Classic (Eclipse IDE for Java Developers) from http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/.
  
   # On branch R4_2_maintenance
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   http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/
  # Changed but not updated:
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   #  (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
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Copy the Eclipse Classic SDK to eclipse-platform
   #  (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
+
 
  #  (commit or discard the untracked or modified content in submodules)
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   cp eclipse-SDK-3.7.2-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz eclipse-platform-3.7.2-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
  #
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   #      modified:  eclipse.platform.ui (new commits)
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You should now have 4 copies of the platform, 2 from the latest released and 2 from the CBI build.
   #
+
 
 +
   eclipse-SDK-3.7.2-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
 +
eclipse-platform-3.7.2-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
 +
eclipse-platform-201204121421-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
 +
eclipse-SDK-201204121421-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
 +
 
 +
Unzip the CBI platform
 +
 
 +
   tar zxvf eclipse-platform-201204121421-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
 +
 
 +
Run the tests
 +
 
 +
   ./runtests -os linux -ws gtk -arch x86_64
  
To pull in the new commits, just add the repo:
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In case you get "testing.properties: No such file or directory", rename or symlink test.properties
  
   git add eclipse.platform.ui
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   ln -s test.properties testing.properties
  git commit
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  git push origin HEAD
+
  
 +
and re-run the tests.
  
These steps can be driven by a file similar to repositories.txt and done in place of the auto-tagging step at the beginning of the build.
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== Submitting for aggregator builds  ==
  
 +
See [[Platform-releng/Automated Platform Build#Contributing_to_a_build]] for the "how to" using the automatic processing done by the [[Platform-releng/Automated Platform Build]].
  
 
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Latest revision as of 06:28, 7 July 2023


This page provides instructions for building the Eclipse Platform using preferred technologies identified as part of the CBI initiative.

Prerequisites

Free HDD space

~25GB is recommended.

Java 17 JVM

  • Java 17 JDK needs to be on PATH as the VM that "runs the build".
  • Verify correct version of java is used
  • Set JAVA_HOME to point to your JDK
  • Ensure your java is set to run in Server mode
  • Notes:
  • Some of the inner build callouts, like the SWT fragment build, depend on having an Oracle JVM.
  • It is highly recommended to have all JDKs, from CDC-1.0/Foundation-1.0 to Java 11, in a configured toolchains.xml file. See Bug report and Mailing List) and see the Section below titled 'Using BREE Libs'.

Maven 3.6.3

  • Download from http://maven.apache.org/download.html or use your Linux distribution provided version (whether it works depends on the distribution).
  • make sure mvn is available in your PATH

Git

Linux

  • You can install Git using your distro's package manager.

Mac OSX

Windows

  • Download Git for Windows from http://msysgit.github.com/
  • Install using the downloaded exe file
  • We recommend using the "Git Bash" application provided by Git for Windows as your commandline shell throughout the build


Important: Per Bug 376400 we discovered that msysgit has a max character limit somewhere around 256 which causes cloning files with a path longer than that to fail

See: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=376400#c4

Workaround: Put your repo in the root of a drive and give it a short name. For example: C:\z

Example:

 cd c:
git clone -b master --recursive \
https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform.releng.aggregator.git \
z

Note: The final "z" parameter at the end of the command is important as tells git to checkout the repository and rename it to "z". This reduces the path length of the repository to be short enough to workaround Bug 376400.

Build environment setup

Note: Unless otherwise stated, these instructions apply to Linux, MacOSX, and Windows platforms

give maven JVM more ram

 export MAVEN_OPTS=-Xmx2048m 

If you are using Windows:

 SET MAVEN_OPTS=-Xmx2048m

Building

Note: Unless otherwise stated, these instructions apply to Linux, MacOSX, and Windows platforms

cloning platform source tree

Replace master with the branch you'd like to checkout.

Clone the repository and checkout the branch:

 git clone -b master --recursive \
https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform.releng.aggregator.git


To update this clone and all submodules:

 cd eclipse.platform.releng.aggregator
git pull --recurse-submodules
git submodule update

If you want to switch from another branch to this one, replace git merge origin/master with:

 git checkout -b master origin/master

Running the build

From the aggregator root, run:

 mvn clean verify
NOTE: If you build multiple streams on the same system, you'll want to add -Dmaven.repo.local=/some/directory/somewhere to the end of the 3 mvn commands to avoid collisions (Using a different local repo for each stream). Most casual developers won't be affected.
  • On Windows use -Dmaven.repo.local=C:\path\to\somewhere

Running the build without tests

From the aggregator root, run:

 mvn clean verify -DskipTests=true
NOTE "-Dmaven.test.skip=true" cannot be used in CBI, see bug 456510

Build result

Once the build finishes, the following artifacts are created.

Packaged SDK zip files are located in your eclipse.platform.releng.aggregator directory under

 org.eclipse.releng.tychoeclipsebuilder/sdk/target/products/

P2 repository

 org.eclipse.repository/target/repository

Source bundles

 org.eclipse.repository/target/repository/plugins

Packaged JUnit Plugin Tests and Automated Testing Framework

 org.eclipse.releng.tychoeclipsebuilder/eclipse-junit-tests/target/eclipse-junit-tests-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT-bundle.zip

Cleaning the build repo

To completely clean a build repo (before a new build or before updating the aggregator and submodules):

 git submodule foreach git clean -f -d
git submodule foreach git reset --hard HEAD
git clean -f -d
git reset --hard HEAD

To get a pristine build repository, after a build, you will have to specify the -x option for git clean.

 git submodule foreach git clean -f -d -x
git submodule foreach git reset --hard HEAD
git clean -f -d -x
git reset --hard HEAD

The reason is that /targets is specified in the .gitignore file, so git ... ignores them. They are included in .gitignore so they are not accidentally committed and don't clutter visual displays of "changes". Normally Maven will clean those up before a build, but in case you want to be positive you do not get an "old" copy, of one of the target artifacts, use -x.

Using BREE Libs

BREE libs can be used to build using the same BREE as what is used on build.eclipse.org. You will first need to download and install the ee.zip attached to Bug 386649 (https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=386649) and follow the instructions in the description of the bug.

Here's an example of toolchains.xml. It currently only works with Oracle JREs (see bug 389856). Someone running the platform build would need their own version of toolchains.xml in their build ids home directory's .m2 directory (~/.m2/toolchains.xml) which points to the location on their file system of the tools required (BREE libs and JDKs).

Once setup you can inform the build to use it by passing -Pbree-libs on the mvn build command.

Signing

Signing is supported when built using build.eclipse.org and is disabled by default.

  • Simply Run the build with -Peclipse-sign parameter.

Building natives

Optionally, you can pass -Dnative= parameter with one of the following options to compile the natives for the specified native.

- cocoa.macosx.aarch64
- cocoa.macosx.x86_64
- gtk.linux.aarch64
- gtk.linux.ppc64le
- gtk.linux.x86_64
- win32.win32.x86_64

Example:

 mvn clean verify \
 -DskipTests=true -Dnative=gtk.linux.x86_64

Building Selected Projects

Instead of a full build, selected projects can be built by going to the desired root directory of the project(s) and specifying the
build-individual-bundles
profile.

Example:

 (from the eclipse.platform.releng.aggregator repository root) \
 cd rt.equinox.framework \
 mvn -Pbuild-individual-bundles clean verify

This would build all projects under rt.equinox.framework.

Example:

 (from the eclipse.platform.releng.aggregator repository root) \
 cd rt.equinox.framework/bundles/org.eclipse.osgi \
 mvn -Pbuild-individual-bundles clean verify

This would build only the org.eclipse.osgi project.

Build output: p2 repo and RCP products

Once build is complete, look in the following folders for the usual output artifacts:

  • eclipse.platform.releng.aggregator/eclipse.platform.releng.tychoeclipsebuilder/sdk/target/products for the archives of the Eclipse SDK. (Siblings of sdk folder contain other RCP products produced by Platform Build). Those are the packages that are typically published at http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops4/ .
  • eclipse.platform.releng.aggregator/eclipse.platform.releng.tychoeclipsebuilder/eclipse.platform.repository/target/repository for the typical p2 repository containing installable unit shipped by Platform Build. This is the repository that get typically added to http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/updates/ .

Running the Eclipse platform tests

Copy the junit tests and the CBI SDK (pick the one for your platform) that was built to a testing directory. Also unzip the junit tests and enter them.

 mkdir -p /var/tmp/lts/R3_platform-tests
cp eclipse.platform.releng.tychoeclipsebuilder/sdk/target/products/org.eclipse.sdk.ide-linux.gtk.x86_64.tar.gz /var/tmp/lts/R3_platform-tests
cp eclipse.platform.releng.tychoeclipsebuilder/eclipse-junit-tests/target/eclipse-junit-tests-bundle.zip /var/tmp/lts/R3_platform-tests
cd /var/tmp/lts/R3_platform-tests
unzip eclipse-junit-tests-bundle.zip
cd eclipse-testing

Modify the file equinoxp2tests.properties to point to the CBI built repository. (This example uses /home/user/R3_platform-aggregator as the CBI platform root)

 org.eclipse.equinox.p2.tests.current.build.repo=file:/home/user/R3_platform-aggregator/eclipse.platform.repository/target/repository/

Note down the org.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.tests.platform.archive.linux-x86_64= file name for your architecture. (In this example linux x86_64)

 eclipse-platform-201204121421-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz

Rename your org.eclipse.sdk.ide-linux.gtk.x86_64.tar.gz you copied earlier to match the name you jotted down.

 mv ../org.eclipse.sdk.ide-linux.gtk.x86_64.tar.gz eclipse-platform-201204121421-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz

Copy your eclipse-platform to eclipse SDK

 cp eclipse-platform-201204121421-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz eclipse-SDK-201204121421-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz

Download a copy of the latest released Eclipse Classic (Eclipse IDE for Java Developers) from http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/.

 http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/

Copy the Eclipse Classic SDK to eclipse-platform

 cp eclipse-SDK-3.7.2-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz eclipse-platform-3.7.2-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz

You should now have 4 copies of the platform, 2 from the latest released and 2 from the CBI build.

 eclipse-SDK-3.7.2-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz 
eclipse-platform-3.7.2-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
eclipse-platform-201204121421-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz 
eclipse-SDK-201204121421-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz

Unzip the CBI platform

 tar zxvf eclipse-platform-201204121421-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz

Run the tests

 ./runtests -os linux -ws gtk -arch x86_64

In case you get "testing.properties: No such file or directory", rename or symlink test.properties

 ln -s test.properties testing.properties

and re-run the tests.

Submitting for aggregator builds

See Platform-releng/Automated Platform Build#Contributing_to_a_build for the "how to" using the automatic processing done by the Platform-releng/Automated Platform Build.

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