Smack Source Distribution

This document provides detailed information for developers that wish to compile and make changes to the Smack source code.

For additional developer resources, please visit: http://www.jivesoftware.com/xmpp/smack/. The Smack build process is based on Ant. Visit the Ant website for more information. There is no need to download and install Ant - a version of it is included in this distribution.

This documentation is divided into two sections:

Setup -- how to setup your environment for Smack development.
Build tasks -- tasks that can be performed using the build program.

1. Setup Your Environment

Getting your machine ready for Smack development requires a few steps. Wherever possible, instructions are provided for both Unix/Linux and Windows users.

Configure Java

Java website

Important! -- the Jive Forums build tool needs to know where Java is installed on your system. You must configure the "JAVA_HOME" environment variable to point to the correct directory. Instructions on how to set this variable for various platforms are as follows:

Unix/Linux
1. Edit the ".profile" file in your home directory (or corresponding file for your shell).
2. Set the JAVA_HOME environment variable by adding the following line to the file:
  export JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/jdk1.3
  The value "/usr/local/jdk1.3" should be replaced with your actual Java directory. Be sure there are no spaces after the end of the directory name. Do not add an extra slash after the directory name.
3. Save changes to the file and then "source" it:
  source .profile
  The JAVA_HOME variable should now be configured correctly.
WindowsNT/2000
1. Navigate to your desktop and right click on "My Computer"; choose properties.
2. Select the "Advanced" tab and click on the "Environment Variables" button.
3. Click the "New..." button in the System variables section. Enter the variable name "JAVA_HOME" and set the variable value to the full path of your Java installation. For example, "c:\jdk1.3". Be sure to not add an extra slash to the end of the directory name.
4. Click "OK" in all of the menus to accept the changes.
5. Close any open command prompt windows. The next time you open a command prompt, the "JAVA_HOME" variable will be set correctly.
Windows95/98
1. Add a line to the end of the file that resembles the following:
  set JAVA_HOME=c:\jdk1.3
  The value "c:\jdk1.3" should be replaced with your actual Java directory. Be sure there are no spaces between the "=" sign or after the end of the directory name. Do not add an extra slash after the directory name.
2. Save changes to autoexec.bat and restart your computer.

Test the Build Script

Navigate into the subdirectory of this distribution named "build" via the command-line.

Linux/Unix users only:You must make the ant script executable. From the build directory, type:
chmod u+x ant

Now, invoke the build tool to compile the Smack source code

Windows:ant Unix/Linux:./ant

If the build tool is invoked correctly and Smack compiles, you've correctly configured your copy of the Smack developer distribution.

Finished!

If you've gotten this far, you've finished setting up the Smack developer distribution. Now, read below to learn about all of the tasks that you can perform with the build tool.

2. Build Tasks

The list of build tasks is below. All build commands should be run from the "build" directory of your Smack distribution.

For a list of the commands and a brief description from the command line, type ant -projecthelp. For more complete help, read the documentation below.

To execute a build task, type ant [options] targetname where "targetname" is one of the targets listed below:

Default
compile
jar
javadoc
clean

Each task is documented with a syntax guide and description. Optional paramaters for each task are enclosed with braces.

Default

Syntax:

ant

Description:

Equivalent of calling "ant jar".

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compile

Syntax:

ant compile

Description:

Compiles all the Jive Forums source code. The build directory is the "classes" directory under your Jive Forums source distribution.

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jar

Syntax:

ant jar

Description:

Bundles the Jive Forums class files into two JAR files (jivebase.jar and jiveforums.jar) that are suitable for adding into the classpath of an application server. The resulting files are copied into build/WEB-INF/lib. To deploy the JAR files, use the deployjar task.

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javadoc

Syntax:

ant javadoc

Description:

JavaDocs all Jive Forums source code in the source directory.

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clean

Syntax:

ant clean

Description:

Cleans your Jive Forums distribution directory by deleting compiled class files, the jive.jar file and Javadoc files. If you specified alternate destination directories for any of those files, you'll need to delete them manually.

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