Building the BIRT project consists of the following tasks:
Installing a working version of BIRT Report Designer
By first installing the same version of BIRT Report Designer that you want to build, you ensure that your Eclipse environment is correct and that you have all the necessary components for building BIRT.
Configuring Eclipse to compile BIRT
You may need to change the compiler settings to match those required to build BIRT. Installing the Eclipse SDK is required to use some extension points.
Downloading and extracting the correct version of the BIRT source code
Download the BIRT SDK from the Eclipse website. Builds move around as new builds are added, so use search to find the appropriate version. The downloaded version and the working version on your system must be identical.
Importing and building the BIRT projects
The act of importing the BIRT projects initiates the build process. The build process takes a few minutes and should complete with no errors.
Installing a working version of BIRT Report Designer