java.net: The Open Road: Building the JDK

Editor's Note: With this installment of The Open Road, author and Cafe Au Lait founder Elliotte Rusty Harold takes over our series on the ongoing development of Java SE 7. And with the goals and processes of the OpenJDK project having been covered in the first installment, Elliotte jumps right in with this guide to actually building JDK 7. Before that, here's an update on the OpenJDK proj