Installation on a Unix or Linux system


JICOS is developed & tested only on JDK 1.4.1. It should execute correctly on any  Java Standard Development Kit that is at least as recent as version 1.4.*.

Installation


Below, we give a procedure that works for installing any of the JICOS products.
  1. Create a directory, hereafter referred to as the JICOS directory, to contain your version of JICOS:
  2. Set the JICOS environment variable to this path (up to and including the jicos directory). For example, if you are performing a Unix installation of Jicos in /usr/jicos and you are using:

    3. csh    , then execute
    setenv JICOS /usr/jicos
    bash, then execute

    export JICOS=/usr/jicos

  3. Download the JICOS jar file into the JICOS directory.
  4. Unjar the file. For example, to unjar jicos-core.jar, execute:
jar xvf jicos-core.jar

Products

Jar file name Description
jicos-core-<version>.jar All that is needed for running a JICOS system, and developing & running JICOS clients. Unjarring installs:
  • lib/jicos-system.jar
  • policy/policy
jicos-source-<version>.jar JICOS source files. Unjarring installs:
  • source/
jicos-ant-<version>.jar If you do not have ant installed, but want to use JICOS via ant. Unjarring installs:
  • build.xml
  • Makefile
  • tools/
jicos-www-<version>.jar The JICOS web page. Unjarring installs:
  • www/


    If you install all the JICOS products, the JICOS directory would have the following structure:
    File/Directory Description
    build.xml The Ant build file
    lib/
    		 jicos-system.jar
    Makefile To build JICOS from the source files using Ant
    policy/
    		 has  the test policy file
    source/
    		 has JICOS .java files
    tools/
    		 has the Ant installation
    www/ has the JICOS web site