Add a note to point to the source of the binaries

[ctron]

There must be source code and a build process how these binaries got created. It would be helpful if this repository (e.g. in a README.md) explains where the code is and how the build works.

[laeubi]

@akurtakov @tjwatson can you help here? I would also be interested how this works.

[akurtakov]

Build is https://ci.eclipse.org/releng/job/Build-eclipse-launcher/ which uses sources from https://github.com/eclipse-equinox/equinox/tree/master/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/library . For more detailed reply I would have to defer to @sravanlakkimsetti .

[sravanlakkimsetti]

The exe build is triggered by

1. Linux build.sh
2. Mac build.sh
3. Windows build.bat

You may pass the optional arguments for these commands

       -output <PROGRAM_OUTPUT>  - executable filename ("eclipse")
       -os     <DEFAULT_OS>      - default Eclipse "-os" value
       -arch   <DEFAULT_OS_ARCH> - default Eclipse "-arch" value
       -ws     <DEFAULT_WS>      - default Eclipse "-ws" value
       -java <JAVA_HOME>  - java install for jni headers

[laeubi]

@sravanlakkimsetti many thanks I'll try to take a look into this, one question, can you tell a bit what the "launcher binary" does? Is it meant to interact with the eclipse.exe (so there is some code to call into that part) or is it just calling to some (system dependent) native APIs (which ones?)

[HannesWell]

Isn't the 'launcher binary' the eclipse.exe?AFAICT that's a little C Programme that is processing the ini-file and launches a Java-process with resulting/required Argumentes and the specified JVM.

[iloveeclipse]

... plus sets some environment variables, checks if Eclipse wanted to be restarted, shows spash and error dialogs etc.

[laeubi]

No the launcher binary is (for example) here what is a shared library:
https://github.com/eclipse-equinox/equinox.binaries/tree/master/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.gtk.linux.x86_64

The executable is here:
https://github.com/eclipse-equinox/equinox.binaries/tree/master/org.eclipse.equinox.executable/bin/gtk/linux/x86_64

[iloveeclipse]

I believe what you are looking for is https://github.com/eclipse-equinox/equinox/tree/master/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/library