Update: I was able to get past the error I installed Visual Studio 2022, rebooted, but it still cannot detect it.
PS C:\> fsutil file setshortname "Program Files (x86)" PROGRA~1 Error: Access is denied. PS C:\Program Files (x86)> fsutil file setshortname "Microsoft Visual Studio" Microsoft_Visual_Studio_2019 Error: The parameter is incorrect. $ bash configure --with-boot-jdk=/c/Users/Anil/OpenJDK/jdk-22.0.1 --with-toolchain-version=2022 --enable-debug --with-tools-dir="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools\VC" configure: Using default toolchain microsoft (Microsoft Visual Studio) configure: The path given by --with-tools-dir does not contain a valid configure: Visual Studio installation. Please point to the VC/bin or VC/bin/amd64 configure: directory within the Visual Studio installation configure: error: Cannot locate a valid Visual Studio installation configure exiting with result code 1 On Fri, Jun 28, 2024 at 8:50 PM Anil <1dropafl...@gmail.com> wrote: > (changed Subject line. was: Is anyone able to build the JDK on Windows > using VirtualBox to host Ubuntu?) > > I downloaded and unzipped openjdk. > $ ls > jdk jdk-22.0.1 openjdk-22.0.1_windows-x64_bin.zip > > but still I get the same error message > > configure: Could not find a valid Boot JDK. OpenJDK distributions are >> available at http://jdk.java.net/. >> configure: This might be fixed by explicitly setting --with-boot-jdk >> configure: error: Cannot continue >> configure exiting with result code 1 > > > I am wondering if I should *not *install the Open JDK in the directory > created by Cygwin (/c/Users/Anil/OpenJDK) but install it in the /cygdrive > Windows folders? > (I observe that the folder created in Cygwin is not visible outside, in > Windows even after rebooting the laptop). > Can someone please confirm? > thanks, > Anil > > > On Fri, Jun 28, 2024 at 6:48 PM Anil <1dropafl...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thank you. I installed Cygwin on my Windows 11 laptop, and after >> overcoming some minor blocks, ran 'bash configure'. >> Am I correct in assuming that I also need to have Open JDK installed, not >> the Oracle JDK? >> I have Java 17 from Oracle installed. >> >> configure: Found potential Boot JDK using JAVA_HOME >> configure: Potential Boot JDK found at >> /cygdrive/c/progra~1/java/jdk-17.0.4.1 is); ignoringot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM >> (build 17.0.4.1+1-LTS-2, mixed mode, sharing) >> configure: (Your Boot JDK version must be one of: 22 23 24) >> checking for javac... >> /cygdrive/c/progra~1/common~1/oracle/java/javapath/javac.exe >> checking for java... >> /cygdrive/c/progra~1/common~1/oracle/java/javapath/java.exe >> configure: Found potential Boot JDK using well-known locations (in >> /cygdrive/c/progra~1/java/jdk-17.0.4.1) >> configure: Potential Boot JDK found at >> /cygdrive/c/progra~1/java/jdk-17.0.4.1 is); ignoringot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM >> (build 17.0.4.1+1-LTS-2, mixed mode, sharing) >> configure: (Your Boot JDK version must be one of: 22 23 24) >> configure: Found potential Boot JDK using well-known locations (in >> /cygdrive/c/progra~1/java/jdk-11.0.10) >> configure: Potential Boot JDK found at >> /cygdrive/c/progra~1/java/jdk-11.0.10 is ); ignoringot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM >> 18.9 (build 11.0.10+8-LTS-162, mixed mode) >> configure: (Your Boot JDK version must be one of: 22 23 24) >> configure: Found potential Boot JDK using well-known locations (in >> /cygdrive/c/progra~1/java/javafx-sdk-11.0.2) >> configure: Potential Boot JDK found at >> /cygdrive/c/progra~1/java/javafx-sdk-11.0.2 did not contain bin/java; >> ignoring >> configure: Found potential Boot JDK using well-known locations (in >> /cygdrive/c/progra~1/java/jdk-17.0.4.1) >> configure: Potential Boot JDK found at >> /cygdrive/c/progra~1/java/jdk-17.0.4.1 is); ignoringot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM >> (build 17.0.4.1+1-LTS-2, mixed mode, sharing) >> configure: (Your Boot JDK version must be one of: 22 23 24) >> configure: Found potential Boot JDK using well-known locations (in >> /cygdrive/c/progra~1/java/jdk-11.0.10) >> configure: Potential Boot JDK found at >> /cygdrive/c/progra~1/java/jdk-11.0.10 is ); ignoringot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM >> 18.9 (build 11.0.10+8-LTS-162, mixed mode) >> configure: (Your Boot JDK version must be one of: 22 23 24) >> configure: Found potential Boot JDK using well-known locations (in >> /cygdrive/c/progra~1/java/javafx-sdk-11.0.2) >> configure: Potential Boot JDK found at >> /cygdrive/c/progra~1/java/javafx-sdk-11.0.2 did not contain bin/java; >> ignoring >> configure: Found potential Boot JDK using well-known locations (in >> /cygdrive/c/Program Files/Java/jdk-17.0.4.1) >> configure: Potential Boot JDK found at /cygdrive/c/Program >> Files/Java/jdk-17.0.4); ignoringot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build >> 17.0.4.1+1-LTS-2, mixed mode, sharing) >> configure: (Your Boot JDK version must be one of: 22 23 24) >> configure: Found potential Boot JDK using well-known locations (in >> /cygdrive/c/Program Files/Java/jdk-11.0.10) >> configure: Potential Boot JDK found at /cygdrive/c/Program >> Files/Java/jdk-11.0.1); ignoringot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 18.9 (build >> 11.0.10+8-LTS-162, mixed mode) >> configure: (Your Boot JDK version must be one of: 22 23 24) >> configure: Found potential Boot JDK using well-known locations (in >> /cygdrive/c/Program Files/Java/javafx-sdk-11.0.2) >> configure: Potential Boot JDK found at /cygdrive/c/Program >> Files/Java/javafx-sdk-11.0.2 did not contain bin/java; ignoring >> configure: Could not find a valid Boot JDK. OpenJDK distributions are >> available at http://jdk.java.net/. >> configure: This might be fixed by explicitly setting --with-boot-jdk >> configure: error: Cannot continue >> configure exiting with result code 1 >> >> >> On Thu, Jun 27, 2024 at 9:06 AM <erik.joels...@oracle.com> wrote: >> >>> Hello Anil, >>> >>> Building in a VM on a laptop should be doable, but given how resource >>> intensive the JDK build is, you could run into problems like you describe. >>> You are most likely to get the best build performance running natively on >>> the machine and OS you have, so my recommendation is to build for Windows >>> in your case. If you still prefer to build for Linux, I think the best >>> option is to use WSL. See doc/building.md for instructions on how to build >>> for Linux in WSL. To build for Windows, I recommend installing Cygwin as >>> the most straightforward and well tested option for a POSIX support layer >>> on Windows. Once installed, you won't need to run any Windows commands as >>> Cygwin emulates a Linux/Unix environment. Again see doc/building.md for >>> instructions on how to install a build environment on Windows. >>> >>> /Erik >>> On 6/27/24 04:51, Anil wrote: >>> >>> I want to try out a small contribution to the JDK and want to build the >>> JDK first. >>> I have a Windows 11 laptop. >>> >>> I am not comfortable with the Windows commands and someone mentioned in >>> this forum that most of the building is done on Linux. >>> So I installed VirtualBox 7.0.18 and Ubuntu 24.04. however I was getting >>> black screens and freezing. I downgraded the Ubuntu to 222.04 and still got >>> black screens. I don't know why this is happening. >>> Any advice appreciated. >>> Anil >>> >>> On Tue, Jun 18, 2024, 7:25 PM Anil <1dropafl...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> I want to try out a small contribution to the JDK and wanted to >>>> build the JDK first, >>>> before I change the code. >>>> I forked and cloned the jdk following the instructions at The OpenJDK >>>> Developers' Guide – OpenJDK Developers’ Guide >>>> <https://openjdk.org/guide/#cloning-the-jdk> >>>> >>>> I am on Windows 11. >>>> These instructions are given on the page but I am unsure which of these >>>> to execute since I have already forked and cloned the git repo >>>> >>>> $ wget >>>> https://download.java.net/java/GA/jdk16/7863447f0ab643c585b9bdebf67c69db/36/GPL/openjdk-16_linux-x64_bin.tar.gz >>>> $ tar xzf openjdk-16_linux-x64_bin.tar.gz >>>> $ sudo apt-get install autoconf zip make gcc g++ libx11-dev libxext-dev >>>> libxrender-dev libxrandr-dev libxtst-dev libxt-dev libcups2-dev >>>> libfontconfig1-dev libasound2-dev >>>> $ cd jdk >>>> $ sh ./configure --with-boot-jdk=$HOME/jdk-16/ >>>> $ make images >>>> >>>> >>>> Do I still need to do the wget? >>>> Also, I wondered if I should use book jdk-17 instead of jdk-16 as in >>>> the instructions above. >>>> thanks, >>>> Anil >>>> >>>>
