Make sure you have at least 8GB of RAM on your computer.

' MAVEN_REPOSITORY' pointing to /.m2/repository directory.

If the Maven plugin is disabled, add the path variable.

When you invoke Build Project for the first time, IntelliJ IDEA should suggest downloading it automatically.

It's recommended to use JetBrains Runtime 17 to compile the project.

Kotlin),Įnable, upgrade, or install that plugin and restart IntelliJ IDEA.

If IntelliJ IDEA displays an error about a missing or out of date required plugin (e.g.

Using IntelliJ IDEA File | Open, select the directory. Opening the IntelliJ Source Code for Build Version 2022.1 or newer of IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition or IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate Edition is required to build and developįor the IntelliJ Platform. Note: Always git checkout the intellij-community and android Git repositories to the same branches/tags. Make sure you are inside the directory when running those scripts, so the modules get cloned inside the directory. These scripts clone their respective master branches. Run one of the getPlugins scripts located in the directory. IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition requires additional Android modules from separate Git repositories.

git config -global core.longpaths true.

Since it's a common source of Git issues on Windows anyway, those options could be set globally (execute those commands before cloning any of intellij-community/android repositories):

On Windows: Two git options are required to check out sources on Windows. Speed Tip: If the complete repository history isn't needed then using a shallow clone ( git clone -depth 1) will save significant time. These Git operations can also be done through the IntelliJ IDEA user interface. The branch namesĪnd build numbers for older releases of IntelliJ IDEA can be found on the page of The master branch contains the source code which will be used to create the next major version of IntelliJ IDEA. IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition source code is available from /JetBrains/intellij-community by either cloning orĭownloading a zip file (based on a branch) into. Getting IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition Source Code

is the root directory for the IntelliJ source code.The following conventions will be used to refer to directories on your machine: These instructions will help you build IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition from source code, which is the basis for IntelliJ Platform development.

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