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[jax-rs-spec users] Re: how to build jersey using EGit and Eclipse

From: Santiago Pericas-Geertsen <Santiago.PericasGeertsen_at_oracle.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2015 13:37:07 -0400

Hi,

 Please forward your Jersey questions to users_at_jersey.java.net. This is the JAX-RS spec alias not the Jersey alias.

 Thanks.

-- Santiago

> On Apr 23, 2015, at 1:19 PM, rrbouchard1_at_cox.net wrote:
>
> Is there a blog, or tutorial or readme, that can guide me through the
> process of setting up my machine (Eclipse) to work on contributions to
> the Jersey source code?
>
> I had run into a suspected bug with Jersey. So I downloaded the source
> jars, and believe I found the issue. I would like to attempt to fix it
> and then contribute it.
>
> I started by visiting the Jersey Contibution web page that discussed
> getting the source from GitHub (https://jersey.java.net/scm.html). I
> fired up Eclipse Luna (4.4), installed EGit, and tried to create a
> project. Eclipse/Egit downloaded all the Jersey code to my machine,
> but not in any structure that would build in Eclipse. This is where I
> am stuck and looking for guidance on how to set this up. Ideally, the
> process will allow EGit to manage the source files and commits directly
> from Eclipse as I work on the files. Meaning I don't want the master
> files stored outside my eclipse project workspace, where I have to
> manually move files back and forth from one directory to another when
> working in eclipse and then committing to GitHub.