Installing OpenJDK on Windows
Windows is the most commonly used OS in the world, and many developers are using it as their primary system. Despite its popularity, Windows doesn't have such strong support by the OpenJDK development community, and installation of the product is not as easy as in Linux. This recipe will cover the steps required to install OpenJDK on Windows.
This recipe provides an easy but decentralized way to install programs, although the most recent versions provide package repositories of their own. However, on Windows, the only official way to install an up-to-date OpenJDK is to build it from source.
Getting ready
To follow this recipe, we will need an installed Windows system. Windows 7 or Windows 8 will be best, because Windows ...
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