Quick Start
Step-1. Install
Dependencies
. (java,libSDL,etc)
Step-2a. End Users: Download the latest
binary distribution. (updated 9/22/02).
- Unzip the distribution and
- run ./envtest.sh to verify the environment is set up
correctly.
or
Step-2b. Developers: Download the latest
source.
NOTE: The latest version
of JSDL only builds with
ANT.
To install,
- configure java and related environment
variables
- configure ant
- bring
over the CVS tree
- navigate to the SDL CVS root, where "build.xml" is
located and
- type "ant".
Full Installs
JSDL has recently undergone a revamp of its install process and is now
built using "ant". Makefile is no longer supported.
However, the prior install docs are still very helpful in installing
all the depenencies and configuring you development environment.
Makefile Based Install - Doc 1. . For the prior releases of JSDL
on Linux, read an excellent document in plain english
here. (Thanks to Michael Haller)
Makefile based Install - Doc 2 , or this other "howto"
document to install jsdl
Ant Based - Steps to build the latest version of JSDL.