Update: I was able to get past the error $ bash configure --with-boot-jdk=/c/Users/Anil/OpenJDK/jdk-22.0.1
configure: Using default toolchain microsoft (Microsoft Visual Studio) configure: error: Cannot locate a valid Visual Studio installation configure exiting with result code 1 I installed Visual Studio 2022, rebooted, but it still cannot detect it. 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 >>> >>>