As we have seen in this book, there are many ways to contribute to Apache NetBeans. You can help by writing documentation, blogging about NetBeans, participating in the NetCAT program, or even by fixing bugs and becoming an Apache committer.In this chapter we will learn how to download Apache NetBeans' source code files. We'll learn how to build NetBeans, and we'll review an overview of the various modules and a high-level architecture of Apache NetBeans IDE itself. We shall also describe the procedure to fix bugs and contribute to the source code. So, fasten your seatbelts.
Download Apache NetBeans SourcesSince the donation to Apache, NetBeans has been stored in a git repository under Apache. Unfortunately, there are no separate repositories per module suite, as was previously the case with the mercurial repositories.You may download Apache NetBeans sources in one of two ways:
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