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How to clone the OpenJDK Java 8 repository?

How do I clone the OpenJDK repository using mercurial?

I would like to clone the Java source code from there to understand what they are developing in JDK8 and would like to co-operate if possible.

Solution

  • The repository is linked on http://openjdk.java.net/. Clone it and execute theget_source.sh script.

    $ hg clone http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/jdk8
$ cd jdk8 && sh get_source.sh

    A guide to the OpenJDK repositories and a How to contribute are available, too.