JSystem environment from scratch

Overview

This page describes how to build a development environment for JSystem

Pre-requisite

1. Java 6.X
2. Eclipse 3.3 with SVN plug-in.
3. Operating system: windows (xp/vista), linux(ubuntu, debian)

Eclipse Settings

Ensure that the eclipse settings are correct (especially if you have also other Java versions installed):

1. Open the preferences window via the menu [Window > Preferences]
2. [Java > Installed JREs]: Ensure that jdk1.6.0 or jre6 is selected
3. [Java > Compiler]: Ensure that "Compiler compliance level" is set to 1.6. Otherwise you will get a lot of ‘Must Override a Superclass Method’ errors

Steps

1. Download & install JSystem (http://www.jsystemtest.org/sites/default/files/downloads/jsystemInstall.exe)
2. Open a new workspace in eclipse
3. Import runner to the new workspace
4. Check-out from svn the projects that you would like to work on
   (svn url: http://svn.jsystemtest.org/svn/jsystem)
   Relevant projects:
   
   1. jsystemFramework/trunk/jsystem/jsystemCore
   2. jsystemFramework/trunk/jsystem/jsystemCommon
   3. jsystemFramework/trunk/jsystem/jsystemAgent
   4. jsystemFramework/trunk/jsystem/jsystemApp
   5. jsystemFramework/trunk/jsystem/jsystemAnt
5. Run build.xml to verify that project compiles as expected.
6. Enjoy

Note

Don't check the entire jsystem source tree, just the relevant projects!!