Build JBoss Application Server 7 from source

Task Prerequisites
Before you can complete this task, you need to meet the following requirements:
  1. Download AS7 from Github.

    1. Browse to https://github.com/jbossas/jboss-as and select the branch and tag to check out. Copy the Git Read Only URL.
    2. Run the command git clone URL, using the URL you copied. If you are using a graphical Git client, refer to its documentation for how to clone the repository.

      Note

      Your local repository is referred to as jboss-as for the rest of this procedure.
  2. Build JBoss Application Server.

    1. Change to the jboss-as directory.
    2. Execute one of the following commands, depending on your operating system>
      Linux / UNIX
      ./build.sh install
      Microsoft Windows Server
      build.bat install
Result:
JBoss Application Server builds, and is available for use in jboss-as/build/target/.