Attach the Java Source Code

Question

I cannot for the life of me attach the java source code to eclipse so I can see the inner workings of the language. Not even something as simple as the String Class.

when I run java -version this is what I have:

java version "1.6.0_14"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_14-b08)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 14.0-b16, mixed mode, sharing)

I am downloading the java souce from: http://download.java.net/jdk6/source/

And in eclipse when I attach it It says:

The JAR file "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\jdk-6u14-fcs-src-b08-jrl-21_may_2009.jar" 
has no source attachment.

What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

The easiest way to do this, is to install a JDK and tell Eclipse to use it as the default JRE. Use the default install.

(from memory)

Open Window -> Prefences. Select Installed Java runtimes, and choose Add. Navigate to root of your JDK (\Programs...\Java) and click Ok. Then select it to be the default JRE (checkmark).

After a workspace rebuild, you should have source attached to all JRE classes.

Answer 2

Windows JDK has a "src.zip" but in linux (ubuntu) I can't see the src.zip Does anybody knows?