System requirements
Users
You will need:
- Java Virtual Machine (compatible with versions 1.5.0 and higher). You may download this from the Sun website. In order to run the binaries, you need to install only Sun's Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.5.0 or higher.
- Internet Browser: Windows users - Internet Explorer 5 or later, or Mozilla 1.4 or later; Linux/Solaris users - Gnome 2.0, Ximian Evolution 1.4 or later, Mozilla 1.4 or later. This is required by the JDIC library, which allows CRANKS to open your default browser to navigate web links.
Developers
You will need:
- Java Virtual Machine (compatible with versions 1.5.0 and higher). You may download this from the Sun website. To compile the source files, you may prefer to install Sun's Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.5.0 or higher. Installing any version of JDK also installs the corresponding version of JRE.
- Jakarta Ant (versions 1.6.2 and higher - I have not tried using older versions, so please inform me if you find that they work as well). This is used to run the build scripts in order to compile the source files.
- Internet Browser: Windows users - Internet Explorer 5 or later, or Mozilla 1.4 or later; Linux/Solaris users - Gnome 2.0, Ximian Evolution 1.4 or later, Mozilla 1.4 or later. This is required by the JDIC library, which allows CRANKS to open your default browser to navigate web links.