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Unable to build JMeter 3.3

Whenever I am trying to build Jmeter 3.3 source code I am getting the following

Buildfile: E:\JMeter\apache-jmeter-3.3_src\apache-jmeter-3.3\build.xml
_check_3rdparty:
_message_3rdParty:
     [echo] Cannot find all the required 3rd party libraries.
     [echo] If building from a release, you can get most of them from the binary archive.
     [echo] Use "ant download_jars" to download any missing jars.

BUILD FAILED
E:\JMeter\apache-jmeter-3.3_src\apache-jmeter-3.3\build.xml:1199: Cannot find required classes

Total time: 3 seconds

information the console I am using Eclipse IDE can anyone help with the steps on how to build an ant project and where should I use ant download_jars.

Solution

  • As per Executing Ant tasks from Eclipse you should be able to run download_jars task just like you're running build task.

    If you need more detailed steps (however it shouldn't be the case for a person who wants to build JMeter from source)

    1. From Eclipse main menu choose Window -> Show View -> Ant

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    2. Click "Add Buildfiles"

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    3. Locate build.xml in the root of JMeter sources downloaded folder

    4. Now you have download_jars task

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      which can be run as ant build from context menu, it will retrieve all the dependencies and store them to "lib" folder

    Just in case be informed that according to 9 Easy Solutions for a JMeter Load Test “Out of Memory” Failure article you should always be using the latest version of JMeter and JMeter 3.3 is kind of 5 years old so maybe considering migrating to JMeter 5.4.3 would be a better idea?