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 8
• Apache Ant 1.9.3
• Apache Maven 3.3.9 (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.

• Eclipse