Installation Instructions

This release is available as a binary distribution or a source code distribution.

Binary and Source Code Distribution

In order to order to use this distribution you must have first install:

•  Java Runtime Environment JRE or Java Standard Edition J2SE  version 1.4, if  Source Code Distribution.
  

•  Java JWSDP 1.3 or above.
  

       They both can be downloaded from http://java.sun.com.

• Ant 1.5.1 or above, if Source Code Distribution. Ant can be downloaded from http://ant.apache.org/.
  

To install and run the application:

Windows

• Run java -jar scishare-0.9.3.2-[bin/src].jar or double click on scishare-0.9.3.2-[bin/src].jar file. An installation window will pop up. Follow directions.
  
• cd [the location where Scishare is installed]\bin
• Start scishare.bat

Unix flavors

• Run java -jar scishare-0.9.3.2-[bin/src].jar. An installation window will pop up. Follow directions.
• cd [the location where Scishare is installed]\bin
• chmod u+x scishare.sh
• Start scishare.sh

NOTE: If the source version after is used JAVA_HOME environment variable must be set.  After installation  you can use  build.xml file to run specific components of Scishare. Use ant help for more details.