The software required to build the Derby mainline is summarized in the table below. However, doublecheck the -BUILDING.txt -instructions for installation locations before downloading the software. If +BUILDING.html +instructions for installation locations before downloading the software. +(Note: if your browser shows HTML source for this page instead of +displaying it, +save the file locally with File -> Save Page As, +then open the file you saved.) +If you need to build an earlier version of Derby, please consult the -BUILDING.txt in the appropriate code branch. -As of this writing, and with the exception of the JDKs and Ant, -the Derby build procedure expects most software to be installed in -${derby.source}/tools/java -(where ${derby.source} is the root location of the Derby source on -your system). +build instructions in the appropriate code branch. For 10.4 and earlier branches, +those instructions live in a file called BUILDING.txt rather than BUILDING.html.

How to build Derby

Instructions for building Derby are in a file named -BUILDING.txt +BUILDING.html at the root of the source code tree.

-The previous link points to the BUILDING.TXT file in the -development trunk. -If you want to access the BUILDING.TXT file for a -specific branch, access the file directly by checking out the -branch -or the development trunk. -

How to test Derby

Instructions for testing Derby are in the source code tree in java/testing/README.htm. -(Note: if your browser shows HTML source for this page instead of -displaying it, -save the file locally with File -> Save Page As, -then open the file you saved.)

The previous link points to java/testing/README.htm in the @@ -418,7 +384,7 @@

How to submit a patch

@@ -432,7 +398,7 @@

-Last updated: October 16, 2007 +Last updated: January 5, 2009

Modified: db/derby/site/trunk/src/documentation/content/xdocs/dev/derby_source.xml URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/db/derby/site/trunk/src/documentation/content/xdocs/dev/derby_source.xml?rev=731614&r1=731613&r2=731614&view=diff ============================================================================== --- db/derby/site/trunk/src/documentation/content/xdocs/dev/derby_source.xml (original) +++ db/derby/site/trunk/src/documentation/content/xdocs/dev/derby_source.xml Mon Jan 5 08:39:07 2009 @@ -136,24 +136,21 @@ Derby is designed to work in JSR 169, JDBC 3.0, and JDBC 4.0 environments. In addition, optional run-time code may take advantage of features introduced by Java 5. -For this reason both JDK1.4 and Java 5 are required for the build environment. -The build is set up so that most of the code is compiled against JDK 1.4 -libraries so that there are no dependencies on classes from higher -levels of Java. A significant exception to this is the JDBC 4.0 code.

The software required to build the Derby mainline is summarized in the table below. However, doublecheck the -BUILDING.txt -instructions for installation locations before downloading the software. If +BUILDING.html +instructions for installation locations before downloading the software. +(Note: if your browser shows HTML source for this page instead of +displaying it, +save the file locally with File -> Save Page As, +then open the file you saved.) +If you need to build an earlier version of Derby, please consult the -BUILDING.txt in the appropriate code branch. -As of this writing, and with the exception of the JDKs and Ant, -the Derby build procedure expects most software to be installed in -${derby.source}/tools/java -(where ${derby.source} is the root location of the Derby source on -your system). +build instructions in the appropriate code branch. For 10.4 and earlier branches, +those instructions live in a file called BUILDING.txt rather than BUILDING.html.

@@ -163,7 +160,7 @@ - + @@ -176,19 +173,6 @@ - - - - - - - - -

Apache Ant 1.6.x	Apache Ant 1.7.x	http://ant.apache.org/bindownload.cgi
Java Development Kit (JDK) release 1.4.x	Any JDK 1.4.x, Java's reference implementation is at - http://java.sun.com/j2se/ -
Java Development Kit (JDK) release 6 (optional)	Any Java 6 JDK, Java's reference implementation is at - http://java.sun.com/j2se/ -

@@ -198,19 +182,10 @@

Instructions for building Derby are in a file named -BUILDING.txt +BUILDING.html at the root of the source code tree.

-The previous link points to the BUILDING.TXT file in the -development trunk. -If you want to access the BUILDING.TXT file for a -specific branch, access the file directly by checking out the -branch -or the development trunk. -

@@ -219,10 +194,6 @@

@@ -253,7 +224,7 @@

-Last updated: October 16, 2007 +Last updated: January 5, 2009