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-README:
-  This file should be located at the top of the hotspot Mercurial repository.
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-  See http://openjdk.java.net/ for more information about the OpenJDK.
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-  See ../README-builds.html for complete details on build machine requirements.
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-Simple Build Instructions:
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-    cd make && gnumake
-     
-  The files that will be imported into the jdk build will be in the "build"
-  directory.
-