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Smack Source Distribution<br>
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<p>
This document provides detailed information for developers that wish to
compile and make changes to the Smack source code.
<p>For additional developer resources, please visit:
<a href="http://www.jivesoftware.org/smack/">
http://www.jivesoftware.org/smack/</a>. The Smack build process is based on Ant. Visit the
<a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/ant/index.html">Ant website</a>
for more information and downloads.
<p>
This documentation is divided into two sections:
<ol>
<li> <a href="#setup">Setup</a> -- how to setup your environment for Smack development.
<li> <a href="#tasks">Build tasks</a> -- tasks that can be performed using the build program.
</ol>
<p><a name="setup"><b><font color="#0066cc">1.</font> Setup Your Environment</b></a><p>
Getting your machine ready for Smack development requires a few steps. Wherever
possible, instructions are provided for both Unix/Linux and Windows users.
<p>
<b><a name="javaSetup">Configure Java</a></b>
<ul>
Java 5 (JDK 1.5 or later) must be installed and setup on your machine. To test the installation,
open a shell in a Unix or a MS-DOS prompt in Windows. Check your version of
Java with "java -version" -- it must version 1.5 or greater.
If Java isn't installed, download a copy from the
<a href="http://java.sun.com/">Java website</a>.
<p>
<font color="red">Important!</font> -- the Smack 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:
<p>
<ul>
<li> Unix/Linux
<ol>
<li>Edit the ".profile" file in your home directory (or
corresponding file for your shell).
<li>Set the JAVA_HOME environment variable by adding the
following line to the file:
<p><code>
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/jdk1.5
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The value "/usr/local/jdk1.5" 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.
<li>Save changes to the file and then "source" it:
<p></font><code>
source .profile
</code><font face="verdana, arial, helvetica" size=2>
<p>
The JAVA_HOME variable should now be configured correctly.</font>
</ol>
</li>
<p>
<li> Windows
<ol>
<li>Navigate to your desktop and right click on "My Computer";
choose properties.
<li>Select the "Advanced" tab and click on the
"Environment Variables" button.
<li>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:\jdk1.5". Be sure to not add an extra slash to the end
of the directory name.
<li>Click "OK" in all of the menus to accept the changes.
<li>Close any open command prompt windows. The next time you
open a command prompt, the "JAVA_HOME" variable will be set
correctly.
</ol>
</ul>
</ul>
<b><a name="antSetup">Configure Ant</a></b>
<ul>
Download the Ant build tool from the <a href="http://ant.apache.org">Ant website</a>. Follow
the setup instructions for your operating system.
</ul>
<p><b><a name="checkout">Test the Build Script</a></b><p>
<ul>
Navigate into the subdirectory of this distribution named "build" via the command-line.<p>
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<font color="red">Linux/Unix users only:</font>You must make the ant script
executable. From the build directory, type:
<p></font><code>
chmod u+x ant
</code>
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Now, invoke the build tool to compile the Smack source code
<p>
<font face="verdana, arial, helvetica" size=2> Windows:</font><code> ant <br>
</code><font face="verdana, arial, helvetica" size=2>
Unix/Linux:</font><code> ./ant
</code><font face="verdana, arial, helvetica" size=2>
<p>
If the build tool is invoked correctly and Smack compiles, you've correctly
configured your copy of the Smack developer distribution.
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<p><b>Finished!</b><p>
<ul>
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.
</ul>
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<p><b><a name="tasks"><font color="#0066cc">2.</font> Build Tasks</a></b><p>
The list of build tasks is below. All build commands should be
run from the "build" directory of your Smack distribution.
<br><br>
For a list of the commands and a brief description from the command line, type
<code>ant -projecthelp</code>. For more complete help, read the documentation below.
<br><br>
To execute a build task, type <code>ant [options] targetname</code> where "targetname" is
one of the targets listed below:
<ul>
<li><a href="#noparams"><i>Default</i></a>
<li><a href="#compile">compile</a>
<li><a href="#jar">jar</a>
<li><a href="#javadoc">javadoc</a>
<li><a href="#clean">clean</a>
</ul>
<p>
Each task is documented with a syntax guide and description. Optional paramaters
for each task are enclosed with braces.
<!--COMPILE-->
<p><b><a name="noparams"><i>Default</i></a></b>
<ul>
<i>Syntax:</i><p>
<code>
ant<br>
</code>
<p><i>Description:</i></p>
Equivalent of calling "ant <a href="#jar">jar</a>".
<p>[<a href="#tasks">return to task list</a>]
</ul>
<!--COMPILE-->
<p><b><a name="compile">compile</a></b>
<ul>
<i>Syntax:</i><p>
<code>
ant compile <br>
</code>
<p><i>Description:</i></p>
Compiles all the Smack source code.
The build directory is the "target/classes" directory under your Smack source distribution.
<p>[<a href="#tasks">return to task list</a>]
</ul>
<!--JAR-->
<p><b><a name="jar">jar</a></b>
<ul>
<i>Syntax:</i><p>
<code>
ant jar <br>
</code>
<p><i>Description:</i></p>
Bundles the Smack class files into a JAR file (smack.jar)
that is suitable for adding
into the classpath of an application server.
<p>[<a href="#tasks">return to task list</a>]
</ul>
<!--JAVADOC-->
<p><b><a name="javadoc">javadoc</a></b>
<ul>
<i>Syntax:</i><p>
<code>
ant javadoc <br>
</code>
<p><i>Description:</i></p>
JavaDocs all Smack source code in the source directory.
<p>[<a href="#tasks">return to task list</a>]
</ul>
<!--CLEAN-->
<p><b><a name="clean">clean</a></b>
<ul>
<i>Syntax:</i><p>
<code>
ant clean<br>
</code>
<p><i>Description:</i></p>
Cleans your Smack distribution directory by deleting compiled class files, the
smack.jar file and Javadoc files.<p>
<p>[<a href="#tasks">return to task list</a>]
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