Building
Building ActiveMQ Classic from Source
ActiveMQ Classic uses Maven as its build and management tool. If you don’t fancy using Maven you can use your IDE directly or Download a distribution or JAR.
Prequisites
Required:
- Download and install Maven.
- Get the latest Source
- JDK (11 for version 5.17.0+, 1.8 for version <= 5.17.0, 1.6 for version <= 5.10, 1.7 for version > 5.10)
Using Maven 3
ActiveMQ Classic uses Maven 3 to Build. We recommend you download and install Maven.
You should set the MAVEN_OPTS environment variable to at least -Xmx800m. There are portions of the ActiveMQ Classic build that are very memory intensive. Increase the maven memory limit so that the build does not fail for you.
Doing a Quick Build
mvn -Dtest=false -DfailIfNoTests=false clean install
Using an IDE
If you prefer to use an IDE then you can auto-generate the IDE’s project files using maven plugins. e.g.
mvn eclipse:eclipse
or
mvn idea:idea
Importing into Eclipse
If you have not already done so, you will need to make Eclipse aware of the Maven repository so that it can build everything. In the preferences, go to Java->Build Path->Classpath and define a new Classpath Variable named M2_REPO that points to your local Maven repository (i.e.,
~/.m2/repository
on Unix andc:\Documents and Settings\<user>\.m2\repository
on Windows).
Other Maven 2 Goals
For more details try the Examples or Benchmark Tests
Please refer to the plugin reference for more details on using them.
Using Maven 1 (ActiveMQ Classic 4.0.x and Down)
ActiveMQ Classic 4.0.x and down use Maven 1 to Build. We recommend you download and install Maven 1.0.2.
Doing a Quick Build
maven -Dmaven.test.skip.exec=true
Using an IDE
If you prefer to use an IDE then you can autogenerate the IDE’s project files using maven plugins. e.g.
maven eclipse
or
maven idea
etc.
Other Maven 1 Goals
For more details try the Examples or Benchmark Tests
Please refer to the plugin reference for more details on using them.