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+++ b/developers.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
<!-- symbolic link: cd /var/www/html; ln -s Savage/developers.html developers.html -->
</head>
<body>
- <a name="top"/>
+ <a id="top"/>
<!-- =========================================================== -->
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" summary="" align="center">
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
binary distribution.
The default installation directory referred to by various Savage and X3D build files is
<br />
- <code style="color:darkgreen"><b>C:\apache-ant-1.10.12</b></code>
+ <code style="color:darkgreen"><b>C:\apache-ant-1.10.13</b></code>
</li>
<li>
Prepend the following executable paths to the
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
system environment variables
as follows:
<br />
- <code style="color:darkgreen"><b>ANT_HOME=C:\apache-ant-1.10.12</b></code>
+ <code style="color:darkgreen"><b>ANT_HOME=C:\apache-ant-1.10.13</b></code>
<br />
If system memory is limited, additional options might be needed:
<br />
@@ -188,11 +188,11 @@
to install libraries for optional ant tasks as follows
(<a href="antConfigurationFetchOutput.txt">example output</a>):
<br />
- <code style="color:darkgreen">C:\apache-ant-1.10.12> <b>ant -f fetch.xml -Ddest=system</b></code>
+ <code style="color:darkgreen">C:\apache-ant-1.10.13> <b>ant -f fetch.xml -Ddest=system</b></code>
</li>
<li>Confirm proper path and installation:
<pre><b>ant -version</b>
-Apache Ant(TM) version 1.10.12 compiled on July 10 2021
+Apache Ant(TM) version 1.10.13 compiled on January 4 2023
</pre>
</li>
<li>
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ Apache Ant(TM) version 1.10.12 compiled on July 10 2021
</ul>
<li>
NetBeans users can reset the default directory referred to by NetBeans:
- <i>Tools</i> menu, <i>Options</i> panel, <i>Miscellaneous</i> tab, <i>Ant</i> subtab, <i>Ant home</i> <code style="color:darkgreen"><b>C:\apache-ant-1.10.12</b></code>
+ <i>Tools</i> menu, <i>Options</i> panel, <i>Miscellaneous</i> tab, <i>Ant</i> subtab, <i>Ant home</i> <code style="color:darkgreen"><b>C:\apache-ant-1.10.13</b></code>
</li>
<li>
For server-side installations (including <a href="#Jenkins">Jenkins</a>),
@@ -908,13 +908,13 @@ Note that the -d switch is necessary for domain users.
which does not need to be installed separately.
</li>
<li>
- OpenJDK <code style="color:darkgreen"><b>jdk-19.0.2</b></code>
+ OpenJDK <code style="color:darkgreen"><b>jdk-20</b></code>
is default Java version for Savage projects, used
under a
<a href="https://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html" target="_blank">non-viral open-source license</a>.
</li>
<li>
- <a href="https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-jdk19-doc-downloads.html" target="_blank">Javadoc Documentation Download</a>
+ <a href="https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-jdk20-doc-downloads.html" target="_blank">Javadoc Documentation Download</a>
for local use is available on the
Oracle Java SE Downloads page.
Extract the <code style="color:darkgreen"><b>docs</b></code> directory tree provided by the .zip
@@ -925,8 +925,8 @@ Note that the -d switch is necessary for domain users.
<li>
Alternative Java versions used in recent development:
Oracle
- <code style="color:darkgreen"><b>jdk-18</b></code>
- and
+ <code style="color:darkgreen"><b>jdk-19.0.1</b></code>
+ and the (much earlier but commonplace)
<code style="color:darkgreen"><b>jdk1.8.0_221</b></code>.
These are tested under "Development Use" permitted by the
<a href="https://www.oracle.com/downloads/licenses/javase-license1.html" target="_blank">Oracle JDK license</a>.
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ Note that the -d switch is necessary for domain users.
or
-->
<br />
- <code style="color:darkgreen"><b>JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\openjdk\jdk-19.0.2</b></code> # OpenJDK, or
+ <code style="color:darkgreen"><b>JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\openjdk\jdk-20</b></code> # OpenJDK, or
<br />
<!-- <code style="color:darkgreen"><b>JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-14</b></code> # Oracle JDK
<br />-->
@@ -961,19 +961,20 @@ Note that the -d switch is necessary for domain users.
also check order of entries in the
<a href="images/Windows10EnvironmentVariablesPathJAVA_HOME.png">system <code>PATH</code> environment variable</a>.
</li>
- <li>
- JDK 17 Long-Term Support (LTS) is the level use to compile advanced applications.
+ <li>We prefer to use latest OpenJDK, at a minimum
+ JDK 18+ for inclusion of native Java Web Server support.
+ JDK 17 Long-Term Support (LTS) is a stable level for compiling advanced applications.
</li>
<li>
Test what version of Java is actually installed and configured for your operating system via console command line. Examples:
<ul>
<li>
<pre>
-$<b> java -version</b> # OpenJDK 19.0.2
+$<b> java -version</b> # OpenJDK 20
-openjdk version "19.0.2" 2023-01-17
-OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 19.0.2+7-44)
-OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 19.0.2+7-44, mixed mode, sharing)
+openjdk version "20" 2023-03-21
+OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 20+36-2344)
+OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 20+36-2344, mixed mode, sharing)
</pre>
</li>
<li>
@@ -997,6 +998,7 @@ Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 19.0.1+10-21, mixed mode, sharing)
</li>
<li>
Java language feature summaries:
+ <a href="https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/20" target="_blank">JDK 20</a>,
<a href="https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/19" target="_blank">JDK 19</a>,
<a href="https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/18" target="_blank">JDK 18</a>,
<a href="https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/17" target="_blank">JDK 17</a>,
@@ -1568,13 +1570,13 @@ need to be connected to the NPS intranet.
<li>
Includes
<a href="https://blogs.apache.org/netbeans" target="_blank">Blog</a>,
- <a href="https://github.com/apache/netbeans/releases/tag/15" target="_NetBeans">NetBeans 15 features</a>,
+ <a href="https://github.com/apache/netbeans/releases/tag/17" target="_NetBeans">NetBeans 17 features</a>,
<a href="https://netbeans.apache.org/kb/docs/java" target="_NetBeans">tutorials</a>,
<a href="https://netbeans.apache.org/community" target="_NetBeans">Community</a>,
<a href="https://netbeans.apache.org/participate" target="_NetBeans">Participate</a>,
<a href="https://netbeans.apache.org/help" target="_NetBeans">Get Help</a>,
<a href="https://plugins.netbeans.apache.org" target="_NetBeans">Plugins</a>,
- <a href="https://bits.netbeans.org/15/javadoc" target="_NetBeans">Documentation</a> and
+ <a href="https://bits.netbeans.org/17/javadoc" target="_NetBeans">Documentation</a> and
<a href="https://netbeans.apache.org/wiki/index.asciidoc" target="_NetBeans">Developers wiki</a>.
</li>
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@@ -1635,7 +1637,7 @@ need to be connected to the NPS intranet.
<code><b>NETBEANS_HOME/etc/netbeans.conf</b></code>
locations in the NetBeans installation directory tree:
<br />
- <code style="color:darkgreen"><b>C:\Program Files\Netbeans-16\netbeans\etc\netbeans.conf</b></code> (default user settings)
+ <code style="color:darkgreen"><b>C:\Program Files\Netbeans-17\netbeans\etc\netbeans.conf</b></code> (default user settings)
<!--
<br />
or, for older versions of NetBeans,
@@ -1653,7 +1655,7 @@ need to be connected to the NPS intranet.
by changing menu <i>Tools > Java Platforms</i>
and also
<code style="color:darkgreen"><b>netbeans.conf</b></code> property
- <code>netbeans_jdkhome="C:\Program Files\Java\openjdk\jdk-19.0.2"</code>
+ <code>netbeans_jdkhome="C:\Program Files\Java\openjdk\jdk-20"</code>
(for example).
</li>
<li>
@@ -1664,7 +1666,7 @@ need to be connected to the NPS intranet.
<code style="color:darkgreen"><b>-J-Djavax.xml.bind.context.factory=com.sun.xml.bind.v2.ContextFactory</b></code>
</li>
<li>
- <i>Tomcat support under Netbeans 15 and OpenJDK 19.</i>
+ <i>Tomcat support under Netbeans 17 and OpenJDK 20.</i>
Append the following property to
<code>netbeans_default_options</code> environment variable:
<br />
@@ -2405,7 +2407,13 @@ netbeans_jdkhome="C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_221"</pre>
<em>Cygwin:</em>
install the <a href="#inetutils">inetutils</a> package for
<code>ssh</code> and <code>telnet</code>.
- (Of note is that <code>netcat</code> is also included in Cygwin, but is quickly scrubbed by NPS antivirus routines for Windows.)
+ Also of interest:
+ <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ipconfig" target="_blank">ipconfig</a>,
+ <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/netcat" target="_blank">nc (netcat)</a>,
+ <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/netstat" target="_blank">netstat</a>,
+ <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/tracert" target="_blank">tracert (traceroute)</a>,
+ <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/whois" target="_blank">whois</a>.
+ (Of note is that <code>netcat</code> is also included in Cygwin, but might be quickly scrubbed by NPS antivirus routines for Windows.)
</li>
<li>
<em>macOS:</em>
@@ -3138,7 +3146,7 @@ which can lead to the Internet of Things becoming the Web of Things. </i>
<a href="https://savage.nps.edu/developers.html">https://savage.nps.edu/developers.html</a>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
- Revised 27 January 2022
+ Revised 13 April 2023
</blockquote>
<p>