Installing the org.clapper.util Java Utility Library

There are two ways to install the org.clapper.util utility library:

• Via the graphical installer jar, available on the Download page
• Manually

Each method is described below.

Installing with the Graphical Installer Jar

This installation method is preferred, since it's simple, it automatically bundles and installs all dependent third-party libraries, and it provides a convenient way to upgrade or uninstall the package.

To install via the graphical installer:

• Download the installer jar, install-ocutil-2.4.2.jar
• Run the installer jar:
    java -jar install-ocutil-2.4.2.jar
• Follow the instructions in the graphical installation screens.

The graphical installer uses the IzPack installer framework.

Installing Manually

Instead of using the graphical installer, you can install the binary jar file manually. Doing so means you're also responsible for ensuring that the dependent third-party jar files are available on your system.

To install the binary jar file (see the download page), simply place it somewhere in your CLASSPATH. This software assumes a 1.5 JDK or better, and it depends on the following third-party libraries:

• The Java Mail API which, in turn, requires the JavaBeans Activation Framework (JAF). You can build the org.clapper.util library without these packages, but the library will not include the org.clapper.mail classes.
• The following jars for the ASM bytecode manipulation library:
  • asm-2.2.1.jar
  • asm-util-2.2.1.jar
  • asm-commons-2.2.1.jar

For convenience, the third-party jar directory on this web server has snapshots of the various third-party jar files necessary to build this library.

However... you're much better off just using the graphical installer.

Copyright

© 2004-2007 Brian M. Clapper

License

This software is released under a BSD-style license.

Copyright © 2004-2007 Brian M. Clapper. All rights reserved.