How to install???

[mouse07410]

MacOS 26.4.1, Zulu JDK-25.

Gradle build appears to succeed, with hundreds of warnings but no errors.

There doesn't seem to be "install" option, nor a "well-known" local directory where the JARs built are placed, and from where one could copy them to a system-wide usable location manually.

So, after a successful build, I have this - now what?

$ fd -u jar$
build/tmp/jar/
gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
libs/jakarta.activation-api-2.0.0-sources.jar
libs/unboundid-ldapsdk-6.0.8.jar
libs/jakarta.mail-2.0.1-sources.jar
libs/unboundid-ldapsdk-6.0.8-sources.jar
libs/javax.mail-1.4.7.jar
libs/jakarta.activation-api-2.0.0.jar
libs/junit-4.13.2-sources.jar
libs/javax.mail-1.4.7-sources.jar
libs/activation-1.1.1-sources.jar
libs/junit-4.13.2.jar
libs/jakarta.mail-2.0.1.jar
libs/activation-1.1.1.jar
build/libs/bc-java-1.85-SNAPSHOT.jar
jmail/build/tmp/sourcesJar/
jmail/build/tmp/jar/
jmail/build/tmp/jar/bcjmail-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT.jar
jmail/build/tmp/javadocJar/
config/checkstyle/lib/methodchecker-1.0.0.jar
config/checkstyle/lib/methodchecker-1.0.0-sources.jar
jmail/build/libs/bcjmail-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT-javadoc.jar
jmail/build/libs/bcjmail-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT-sources.jar
jmail/build/libs/bcjmail-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT.jar
core/build/tmp/.cache/expanded/zip_9892ccb804f78c0637616b68610d363f/jacocoagent.jar
core/build/tmp/sourcesJar/
core/build/tmp/jar/
core/build/tmp/javadocJar/
mls/build/install/mls/lib/jmh-core-1.33.jar
mls/build/install/mls/lib/protobuf-java-3.22.3.jar
mls/build/install/mls/lib/jopt-simple-4.6.jar
mls/build/install/mls/lib/grpc-netty-shaded-1.58.0.jar
mls/build/install/mls/lib/bcutil-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT.jar
mls/build/install/mls/lib/grpc-protobuf-1.58.0.jar
mls/build/install/mls/lib/grpc-protobuf-lite-1.58.0.jar
mls/build/install/mls/lib/bcprov-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT.jar
mls/build/install/mls/lib/grpc-core-1.58.0.jar
mls/build/install/mls/lib/bcmls-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT.jar
mls/build/install/mls/lib/failureaccess-1.0.1.jar
mls/build/install/mls/lib/bcpkix-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT.jar
mls/build/install/mls/lib/guava-32.0.1-android.jar
mls/build/install/mls/lib/annotations-api-6.0.53.jar
mls/build/install/mls/lib/commons-math3-3.2.jar
mls/build/install/mls/lib/grpc-stub-1.58.0.jar
mls/build/install/mls/lib/grpc-api-1.58.0.jar
mls/build/install/mls/lib/bccore-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT.jar
mls/build/install/mls/lib/perfmark-api-0.26.0.jar
mail/build/tmp/.cache/expanded/zip_9892ccb804f78c0637616b68610d363f/jacocoagent.jar
mail/build/tmp/sourcesJar/
mail/build/tmp/jar/
mail/build/tmp/jar/bcmail-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT.jar
mail/build/tmp/javadocJar/
mls/build/tmp/.cache/expanded/zip_9892ccb804f78c0637616b68610d363f/jacocoagent.jar
mls/build/tmp/sourcesJar/
mls/build/tmp/jar/
mls/build/tmp/jar/bcmls-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT.jar
mail/build/libs/bcmail-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT-javadoc.jar
mail/build/libs/bcmail-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT-sources.jar
mail/build/libs/bcmail-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT.jar
mls/build/tmp/javadocJar/
mls/build/libs/bcmls-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT.jar
mls/build/libs/bcmls-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT-javadoc.jar
mls/build/libs/bcmls-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT-sources.jar
util/build/tmp/.cache/expanded/zip_9892ccb804f78c0637616b68610d363f/jacocoagent.jar
util/build/tmp/sourcesJar/
util/build/tmp/jar/
util/build/tmp/jar/bcutil-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT.jar
util/build/tmp/javadocJar/
tls/build/tmp/.cache/expanded/zip_9892ccb804f78c0637616b68610d363f/jacocoagent.jar
tls/build/tmp/sourcesJar/
tls/build/tmp/jar/
tls/build/tmp/jar/bctls-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT.jar
tls/build/tmp/javadocJar/
util/build/libs/bcutil-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT-sources.jar
util/build/libs/bcutil-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT-javadoc.jar
util/build/libs/bcutil-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT.jar
pg/build/tmp/.cache/expanded/zip_9892ccb804f78c0637616b68610d363f/jacocoagent.jar
pg/build/tmp/sourcesJar/
tls/build/libs/bctls-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT.jar
tls/build/libs/bctls-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT-sources.jar
tls/build/libs/bctls-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT-javadoc.jar
pg/build/tmp/jar/
pg/build/tmp/jar/bcpg-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT.jar
pg/build/tmp/javadocJar/
pkix/build/tmp/.cache/expanded/zip_9892ccb804f78c0637616b68610d363f/jacocoagent.jar
pkix/build/tmp/sourcesJar/
pkix/build/tmp/jar/
pkix/build/tmp/jar/bcpkix-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT.jar
pkix/build/tmp/javadocJar/
pg/build/libs/bcpg-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT.jar
pg/build/libs/bcpg-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT-sources.jar
pg/build/libs/bcpg-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT-javadoc.jar
core/build/libs/bccore-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT-javadoc.jar
core/build/libs/bccore-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT-sources.jar
core/build/libs/bccore-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT.jar
pkix/build/libs/bcpkix-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT-javadoc.jar
pkix/build/libs/bcpkix-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT-sources.jar
pkix/build/libs/bcpkix-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT.jar
core/build/install/core/lib/jmh-core-1.33.jar
core/build/install/core/lib/jopt-simple-4.6.jar
core/build/install/core/lib/commons-math3-3.2.jar
core/build/install/core/lib/bccore-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT.jar
prov/build/tmp/.cache/expanded/zip_9892ccb804f78c0637616b68610d363f/jacocoagent.jar
prov/build/tmp/sourcesJar/
test/libs/jna-platform-4.3.0-sources.jar
test/libs/protobuf-java-3.22.3.jar
test/libs/grpc-netty-shaded-1.58.0.jar
test/libs/jna-4.3.0.jar
test/libs/grpc-protobuf-1.58.0.jar
test/libs/grpc-protobuf-lite-1.58.0.jar
test/libs/grpc-core-1.58.0.jar
test/libs/jna-platform-4.3.0.jar
test/libs/jna-4.3.0-sources.jar
test/libs/failureaccess-1.0.1.jar
test/libs/guava-32.0.1-android.jar
test/libs/annotations-api-6.0.53.jar
test/libs/grpc-stub-1.58.0.jar
test/libs/grpc-api-1.58.0.jar
test/libs/grpc-services-1.58.0.jar
test/libs/perfmark-api-0.26.0.jar
prov/build/tmp/jar/
prov/build/tmp/jar/bcprov-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT.jar
prov/build/tmp/javadocJar/
test/build/tmp/.cache/expanded/zip_9892ccb804f78c0637616b68610d363f/jacocoagent.jar
test/build/tmp/jar/
test/build/libs/test-1.85-SNAPSHOT.jar
prov/build/libs/bcprov-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT-javadoc.jar
prov/build/libs/bcprov-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT-sources.jar
prov/build/libs/bcprov-jdk18on-1.85-SNAPSHOT.jar

[roy-basmacier]

You can add the jars found in */build/libs/ to classpath.
Make sure to register the BC provider.

[mouse07410]

You can add the jars found in */build/libs/ to classpath. Make sure to register the BC provider.

First, I don't think that would be a good idea - I prefer keeping system-wide JARs in a system-wide location (/Library/JavaExtensions).

Second - it doesn't look like the build process placed anything of value there:

$ ll build/libs 
total 8
drwxr-xr-x  3 mouse07410  staff   96 May 12 12:04 ./
drwxr-xr-x  9 mouse07410  staff  288 May 12 12:04 ../
-rw-r--r--  1 mouse07410  staff  261 May 12 12:04 bc-java-1.85-SNAPSHOT.jar
$ jar tvf build/libs/bc-java-1.85-SNAPSHOT.jar 
     0 Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1980 META-INF/
    25 Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1980 META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
$ 

[mouse07410]

This is a sample of the problem trying to build BC using ./build1-8+ shell script, which used to work until the last commit or so:

    [javac] Compiling 2375 source files to /Users/mouse07410/src/bc-java/build/bcprov-jdk18on-185/classes
    [javac] warning: [options] bootstrap class path is not set in conjunction with -source 8
    [javac]   not setting the bootstrap class path may lead to class files that cannot run on JDK 8
    [javac]     --release 8 is recommended instead of -source 8 -target 1.8 because it sets the bootstrap class path automatically
    [javac] warning: [options] source value 8 is obsolete and will be removed in a future release
    [javac] warning: [options] target value 8 is obsolete and will be removed in a future release
    [javac] warning: [options] To suppress warnings about obsolete options, use -Xlint:-options.
    [javac] /Users/mouse07410/src/bc-java/build/artifacts/jdk1.8/bcprov-jdk18on-185/src/org/bouncycastle/cades/CAdESArchiveTimestampUtil.java:19: error: package org.bouncycastle.asn1.cms does not exist
    [javac] import org.bouncycastle.asn1.cms.Attribute;
    [javac]                                 ^
    [javac] /Users/mouse07410/src/bc-java/build/artifacts/jdk1.8/bcprov-jdk18on-185/src/org/bouncycastle/cades/CAdESArchiveTimestampUtil.java:20: error: package org.bouncycastle.asn1.cms does not exist
    [javac] import org.bouncycastle.asn1.cms.AttributeTable;
    [javac]                                 ^
    [javac] /Users/mouse07410/src/bc-java/build/artifacts/jdk1.8/bcprov-jdk18on-185/src/org/bouncycastle/cades/CAdESArchiveTimestampUtil.java:21: error: package org.bouncycastle.asn1.cms does not exist
    [javac] import org.bouncycastle.asn1.cms.ContentInfo;
    [javac]                                 ^
    [javac] /Users/mouse07410/src/bc-java/build/artifacts/jdk1.8/bcprov-jdk18on-185/src/org/bouncycastle/cades/CAdESArchiveTimestampUtil.java:22: error: package org.bouncycastle.asn1.cms does not exist
    [javac] import org.bouncycastle.asn1.cms.SignedData;
    [javac]                                 ^
    [javac] /Users/mouse07410/src/bc-java/build/artifacts/jdk1.8/bcprov-jdk18on-185/src/org/bouncycastle/cades/CAdESArchiveTimestampUtil.java:23: error: package org.bouncycastle.asn1.esf does not exist
    [javac] import org.bouncycastle.asn1.esf.ESFAttributes;

full log: bc-out.txt

[roy-basmacier]

The build produces module jars under each module's build/libs/ (prov/build/libs/bcprov-*.jar, pkix/build/libs/bcpkix-*.jar) to use them, install them to your local Maven repo with ./gradlew publishToMavenLocal or copy them to your JRE's lib/ext directory (%JAVA_HOME%\lib\ext on Windows), and register the provider with Security.addProvider(new BouncyCastleProvider()).

As for the./build1-8+ errors
Can you add the following lines to ant/bc+-build.xml and let me know if that fixes the issues?
line 405 <exclude name="org/bouncycastle/cades/**" />
line 533 <exclude name="org/bouncycastle/cades/**" />
line 850 <include name="org/bouncycastle/cades/**/*.java" />

[mouse07410]

1. My first message shows a lot of JARs - which ones do I need? Only those from libs/bcprov-*.jar and libs/bcpkix-*.jar?
2. Unfortunately, adding those lines did not help - still getting errors pretty early in compilation:

    [javac] /Users/mouse07410/src/bc-java/build/artifacts/jdk1.8/bcprov-jdk18on-185/src/org/bouncycastle/jce/provider/CrlCacheTest.java:15: error: package org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.test does not exist
    [javac] import org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.test.TestCertificateGen;
    [javac]                                          ^
.  .  .
   [javac] /Users/mouse07410/src/bc-java/build/artifacts/jdk1.8/bcprov-jdk18on-185/src/org/bouncycastle/jce/provider/CrlCacheTest.java:46: error: cannot find symbol
    [javac]         X509Certificate ca = TestCertificateGen.createSelfSignedCert("CN=BC CrlCacheTest CA", "SHA256withRSA", caKp);
    [javac]                              ^
    [javac]   symbol:   variable TestCertificateGen  
    [javac]   location: class CrlCacheTest
    [javac] /Users/mouse07410/src/bc-java/build/artifacts/jdk1.8/bcprov-jdk18on-185/src/org/bouncycastle/jce/provider/CrlCacheTest.java:47: error: cannot find symbol
    [javac]         X509CRL crl = TestCertificateGen.createCRL(ca, caKp.getPrivate(), java.math.BigInteger.valueOf(1));
    [javac]                       ^
    [javac]   symbol:   variable TestCertificateGen
    [javac]   location: class CrlCacheTest
.  .  .
    [javac] 3 errors
    [javac] 31 warnings

BUILD FAILED
/Users/mouse07410/src/bc-java/ant/jdk18+.xml:106: The following error occurred while executing this line:
/Users/mouse07410/src/bc-java/ant/bc+-build.xml:437: The following error occurred while executing this line:
/Users/mouse07410/src/bc-java/ant/bc+-build.xml:140: Compile failed; see the compiler error output for details.

Total time: 6 seconds

Complete log:
bc-out.txt

[roy-basmacier]

1. For X.509/CMS/PKCS#12/TSP/OCSP you want bcprov-*.jar, bcutil-*.jar and bcpkix-*.jar. Add bcpg-*.jar for OpenPGP, bctls-*.jar for the BCJSSE provider, bcjmail-*.jar or bcmail-*.jar for S/MIME. bccore is already bundled into bcprov, so you don't need it separately. I've added a copyJars gradle task that gathers all the published main jars into a single dist/
2. Looks like you'll need to add the following lines to the ant/bc+-build.xml
   line 371 <exclude name="org/bouncycastle/jce/provider/*Test.java" />
   line 515 <exclude name="org/bouncycastle/jce/provider/*Test.java" />
   This should do the trick. Let me know if you get any errors.

~ Roy