Please read the Overview in the reference documentation for a quick introduction.
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For contributing see the contributor guidelines for details.
The Spring Framework uses a Gradle-based build system. In the instructions
below, ./gradlew is invoked from the root of the source tree and serves as
a cross-platform, self-contained bootstrap mechanism for the build.
Git and JDK 8 update 20 or later
Be sure that your JAVA_HOME environment variable points to the jdk1.8.0 folder
extracted from the JDK download.
git clone git@github.com:spring-projects/spring-framework.git
Run ./import-into-eclipse.sh or read import-into-idea.md as appropriate.
Note: Per the prerequisites above, ensure that you have JDK 8 configured properly in your IDE.
./gradlew install
./gradlew build
... and discover more commands with ./gradlew tasks. See also the Gradle
build and release FAQ.
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The Spring Framework is released under version 2.0 of the Apache License.