This document describes the required software and tools used for developing LexEVS.
Required Software
Below are the required software and tools necessary to build/compile/develop LexEVS.
- Java JDK 8
- Apache Ant 1.9.3
- Apache Maven 3.3.9 (or greater)
- Git 2.9.2 (or greater)
Database
MySQL is used for LexEVS at NCI in production. This is what we use in development as well.
- MySQL 5.6.x
Additionally, the following lines need to be added to the my.cnf file:
- innodb_file_format=Barracuda
- innodb_file_per_table=true
- innodb_large_prefix=true
Eclipse
We are using Eclipse for our IDE. The instructions below are for setting up Eclipse. IntelliJ can also be used, if that is your preferred IDE.
- Download/install "Eclipse IDE for Java Developers". The latest version that has been used in development is Eclipse 2019-03 (4.11).
Setup
Get the LexEVS project
- Use git to clone the LexEVS project to your local system.
- LexEVS is located here:
- Checkout the latest branch. Currently it is "v6.5.3".
Build LexEVS
- cd to the "lexevs" directory
- Set (export) some ANT options:
- export ANT_OPTS="-Xms128m -Xmx8000m -XX"
- export ANT_OPTS="-Dhttps.protocols=TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2 -Dforce.http.jre.executor=true -Xmx3072m“
- Build the project by running the command "ant"
This will download all the dependencies and build the LexEVS project.
Setup LexEVS in Eclipse
Install the ivy plugin for Eclipse
- Help-> Eclipse Marketplace, search for ivyde
- restart eclipse
- preferences-ivy-settings
- ${workspace_loc:lbPackager/ivysettings.xml}
