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OpenJDK Cookbook

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OpenJDK Cookbook

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (20 chapters)
OpenJDK Cookbook
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Navigating through the process workflow


The knowledge of process workflows, and of how things are done in complex projects like OpenJDK, is critical for a developer. In this recipe, we will explain how things are done while contributing to OpenJDK. We will explain how the work is organized, and how the team co-operates.

Getting ready

We will need an Internet connection and a browser.

How to do it...

We will go through the OpenJDK process workflow and see what to do to contribute to OpenJDK. There are a few initial steps to be followed before you start with the workflow:

  1. Firstly, you need to become a contributor. To do so, you need to sign an Oracle Contributor Agreement, and e-mail it to Oracle.

    Note

    You may find these links useful:

    How to become a contributor at http://openjdk.java.net/contribute/

    Know what is discussed at http://mail.openjdk.java.net/mailman/listinfo

  2. Then you need to find something interesting to work with.

  3. Now, you are free to discuss and submit patches using the JIRA bug tracking...