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Building the Java API
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## Building the Java API

Java support is not built automatically. The following instructions assume that you have installed the Sun Java Development Kit in `d:\java`. Of course, if you installed elsewhere or have different Java software, you will need to adjust the pathnames accordingly.

1. Set your include directories.
   - In Visual Studio 2005/Visual Studio 2008 - Choose Tools -> Options -> Projects -> VC++ Directories. Under the "Show directories for" pull-down, select "Include files". Add the full pathnames for the `d:\java\include` and `d:\java\include\win32` directories. Then click OK.
   - In Visual Studio 2010 - Right-click db_java project, choose Properties->Configuration Properties-> VC++ Directories->Include Directories. Add the full pathnames for the `d:\java\include` and `d:\java\include\win32` directories. Then click OK.

   These are the directories needed when including jni.h.

2. Set the executable files directories.
   - In Visual Studio 2005/Visual Studio 2008 - Choose Tools -> Options -> Projects -> VC++ Directories. Under the "Show directories for" pull-down, select "Executable files". Add the full pathname for the `d:\java\bin` directory, then click OK.
   - In Visual Studio 2010 - Right-click db_java project, choose Properties->Configuration Properties-> VC++ Directories->Executable Directories. Add the full pathnames for the `d:\java\bin` directories. Then click OK.
   This is the directory needed to find javac.
3. Set the build type to Release or Debug in the drop-down on the tool bar.
4. Change the compiling option if you are using Java 1.7
   - In Visual Studio 2005/Visual Studio 2008/Visual Studio 2010 - Right-click db_java project, choose Properties->Configuration Properties-> Custom Build Step, Remove the option of "-target 1.5" in the "Command Line".

5. To build, right-click on db_java and select Build. This builds the Java support library for Berkeley DB and compiles all the java files, placing the resulting `db.jar` and `dbexamples.jar` files in one of the following Berkeley DB subdirectories, depending on the configuration that you chose:

   `build_windows\Win32\Debug`
   `build_windows\Win32\Release`

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