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diff --git a/release-info/pre-release/README-download.html b/release-info/pre-release/README-download.html index fb238c0..7cfed64 100644 --- a/release-info/pre-release/README-download.html +++ b/release-info/pre-release/README-download.html @@ -3,82 +3,77 @@ <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="content-type"> - <title>Java 3D 1.5.2 Installation Instructions</title> + <title>3D Graphics API for the Java Platform 1.5.2: Installation Instructions</title> </head> <body> -<h2>Java 3D<sup><font size="-2">TM</font></sup> 1.5.2-build1 -Pre-Release</h2> -<p>This software is licensed by Sun, as specified in the <a - href="LICENSE-JRL.txt">LICENSE-JRL.txt</a> -file. You -must only use this software in accordance with the terms under which -the -code is licensed.</p> -<h2>Instructions for Installing Java 3D 1.5.2-build1</h2> -<p>The 1.5.2-build1 version of the Java 3D<sup><font size="-2">TM</font></sup> -API runs on JDK version 1.5.0 and higher. It has been released for -the <a href="#Solaris">Solaris</a>, <a href="#Linux">Linux</a>, <a - href="#Windows">Windows</a>, and <a href="#MacOSX">Mac OS X</a> -operating -environments. See the <a - href="http://j3d-core.dev.java.net/j3d1_5_2/RELEASE-NOTES-build1.html">release -notes</a> -for more information.<br> +<h2>3D Graphics API for the Java Platform 1.5.2-beta1 Pre-Release</h2> +<p>This software is licensed by Sun, as specified in the +<a href="LICENSE-GPLv2.txt">LICENSE-GPLv2.txt</a> file. You must only +use this software in accordance with the terms under which the code is +licensed. </p> -<h4><a name="Linux"></a>Linux</h4> -<p>This release of Java 3D runs on JDK version 1.5.0 and -higher. -To install this build, chdir to the "jre" directory within the jdk -and execute the self-extracting binary that you downloaded. For -example, if you are running on a Linux/x86 platform and your JDK is -installed -in /usr/java/jdk1.5.0_08, you would install Java 3D as follows: +<h2>Instructions for installing the 3D Graphics API for the Java Platform</h2> +<p>The 1.5.2-build1 version of the j3d package runs on JDK version +1.5.0 and higher. It has been released for the Windows, Linux, +Solaris, and Mac OS X operating environments. See the +<a href="http://j3d-core.dev.java.net/j3d1_5_2/RELEASE-NOTES-beta1.html">release +notes</a> for more information. </p> -<ul> -cd /usr/java/jdk1.5.0_08/jre<br> -sh /path-to-download-files/java3d-1_5_2-build1-linux-i586.bin<br> -</ul> -<p>You may need to be "root" to do this on Linux.<br> + +<h3>Preferred method</h3> + +<p>Developers who wish to develop an application using the j3d package +are encouraged to download the j3d-1_5_2-beta1-XXX-i586.zip file for +their platform, and manually install the necessary files into a +directory on their local disk. To do this, unzip the downloaded file, +and follow the instructions in the unzipped README.txt file. +</p> + +<h3>Alternative method</h3> + +<p>Alternatively, you can run the installer as shown below, keeping in +mind that it is not recommended to install the j3d jar files and +native libraries directly into the JRE. +</p> + +<h4>Windows</h4> +<p>To install the j3d package on Windows, download the binary +installer and then execute it, by double-clicking on the +j3d-1_5_2-beta1-windows-i586.exe (or j3d-1_5_2-beta1-windows-amd64.exe) +icon. </p> -<h4><a name="Solaris"></a>Solaris</h4> -<p>This release of Java 3D runs on JDK version 1.5.0 and -higher. -To install this build, chdir to the "jre" directory within the jdk -and execute the self-extracting binary that you downloaded. For -example, if you are running on a Solaris/x86 platform (including amd64) -and your JDK is -installed -in /usr/java/jdk1.5.0_08, you would install Java 3D as follows: + +<h4>Linux or Solaris</h4> +<p>To install the j3d package on Linux or Solaris, download the +self-extracting binary file, chdir to the desired directory, and then +execute it. For example, on a 32-bit Linux system: </p> <ul> -cd /usr/java/jdk1.5.0_08/jre<br> -sh /path-to-download-files/java3d-1_5_2-build1-solaris-x86.bin<br> +cd /myhome/j3d<br> +sh /path-to-download-files/j3d-1_5_2-beta1-linux-i586.bin<br> </ul> -<p>You may need to be "root" to do this on Solaris.<br> + +<p>After doing this, you will need to modify your CLASSPATH +environment variable to include the full paths to j3dcore.jar, +j3dutils.jar, and vecmath.jar. For example: </p> -<h4><a name="Windows"></a>Windows</h4> -<p> -This release of Java 3D runs on JDK version 1.5.0 and -higher. To install -this build, execute the binary installer that you downloaded, by -double-clicking on the java3d-1_5_2-build1-windows-i586.exe (or -java3d-1_5_2-build1-windows-amd64.exe) icon.<br> + +<ul> +export CLASSPATH=".:/myhome/j3d/lib/ext/j3dcore.jar:/myhome/j3d/lib/ext/j3dutils.jar:/myhome/j3d/lib/ext/vecmath.jar +</ul> + +<p>Then modify your LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable to contain the +full path to the "lib/ARCH" directory. For example, on 32-bit Linux: </p> -<p>Alternatively, you can download the -java3d-1_5_2-build1-windows-i586.zip -file and manually install -the -necessary files into your JRE. In this case, unzip the file, and follow -the instructions in the unzipped README.txt file.<br> + +<ul> +export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/myhome/j3d/lib/i386 +</ul> + +<h4>Mac OS X</h4> +<p>No installer is available for the Mac OS X operating environment. +You will need to download the j3d-1_5_2-beta1-macosx.zip file, unzip it, +and follow the instructions in the unzipped README.txt file. </p> -<h4><a name="MacOSX"></a>Mac OS X<br> -</h4> -No installer is currently available for the Mac OS X operating -environment. You will need to download the -java3d-1_5_2-build1-macosx.zip -file and manually install -the -necessary files into your JRE. After you unzip this file, follow -the instructions in the unzipped README.txt file. </body> </html> |