Instructions for Downloading bioKepler From SVN

Software Requirements:

Verify the following software is installed before downloading bioKepler.

Java 8 or newer: % java -version

Ant 1.8.2 or newer: % ant -version

SVN 1.6 or newer: % svn --version

Maven 3.0.3 or newer: % mvn --version

To use bioKepler, download and compile Kepler as follows:

1. Create a directory for the Kepler modules

   % mkdir kepler.modules

2. Download the Kepler build system

   % cd kepler.modules
   % svn co https://code.kepler-project.org/code/kepler/trunk/modules/build-area
   % cd build-area

3. Download Kepler and bioKepler

   % ant change-to -Dsuite=biokepler

4. Compile the source code

   % ant jar

5. Start Kepler

   % ant run

   You should see:
   

   Followed by (more options are shown if reporting functionality is installed):
   

To update the bioKepler source code:

1. Change into the Kepler modules directory

   % cd kepler.modules

2. Update the source code

   % ant update

3. Re-compile the source code

   % ant clean jar

4. Start Kepler

   % ant run

Problems? Let us know.