Lucene Build Instructions
Basic steps:
0) Install JDK 1.7 (or greater), Ant 1.8.2+, Ivy 2.2.0
1) Download Lucene from Apache and unpack it
2) Connect to the top-level of your Lucene installation
3) Install JavaCC (optional)
4) Run ant
Step
0) Set up your development environment (JDK 1.7 or greater,
Ant 1.8.2+, Ivy 2.2.0)
We'll assume that you know how to get and set up the JDK - if you
don't, then we suggest starting at http://java.sun.com and learning
more about Java, before returning to this README. Lucene runs with
JDK 1.7 and later.
Like many Open Source java projects, Lucene uses Apache Ant for build
control. Specifically, you MUST use Ant version 1.8.2+.
Ant is "kind of like make without make's wrinkles". Ant is
implemented in java and uses XML-based configuration files. You can
get it at:
http://ant.apache.org
You'll need to download the Ant binary distribution. Install it
according to the instructions at:
http://ant.apache.org/manual
Finally, you'll need to install ivy into your ant lib folder
(~/.ant/lib). You can get it from http://ant.apache.org/ivy/.
If you skip this step, the Lucene build system will offer to do it
for you.
Step
1) Download Lucene from Apache
We'll assume you already did this, or you wouldn't be reading this
file. However, you might have received this file by some alternate
route, or you might have an incomplete copy of the Lucene, so: Lucene
releases are available for download at:
http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/lucene/java/
Download either a zip or a tarred/gzipped version of the archive, and
uncompress it into a directory of your choice.
Step
2) From the command line, change (cd) into the top-level directory of your Lucene installation
Lucene's top-level directory contains the build.xml file. By default,
you do not need to change any of the settings in this file, but you do
need to run ant from this location so it knows where to find build.xml.
If you would like to change settings you can do so by creating one
or more of the following files and placing your own property settings
in there:
~/lucene.build.properties
~/build.properties
lucene-x.y/build.properties
The first property which is found in the order with which the files are
loaded becomes the property setting which is used by the Ant build
system.
NOTE: the ~ character represents your user account home directory.
Step
3) Run ant
Assuming you have ant in your PATH and have set ANT_HOME to the
location of your ant installation, typing "ant" at the shell prompt
and command prompt should run ant. Ant will by default look for the
"build.xml" file in your current directory, and compile Lucene.
If you want to build the documentation, type "ant documentation".
For further information on Lucene, go to:
http://lucene.apache.org/
Please join the Lucene-User mailing list by visiting this site:
http://lucene.apache.org/core/discussion.html
Please post suggestions, questions, corrections or additions to this
document to the lucene-user mailing list.
This file was originally written by Steven J. Owens <[email protected]>.
This file was modified by Jon S. Stevens <[email protected]>.
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