JeromeDL: The Semantic Digital Library - Installation


Building JeromeDL from Source

Here is a step-by-step information on how to build JeromeDL from sources.

Prerequisites

Download the latest source code by executing:
svn co https://jeromedl.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/jeromedl/trunk jeromedl
 

Installation and running JeromeDL

  • JeromeDL comes with some standard configuration. You can change it by changing properties files located in base module in src directory
  • Install Apache Tomcat
  • Install libraries in Tomcat by copying or symlinking:
    • all jar files from webapp/WEB-INF/lib/tomcat/client/lib/ to CATALINA_HOME/client/lib/
    • all jar files from webapp/WEB-INF/lib/tomcat/server/lib/ to CATALINA_HOME/server/lib/
    • file webapp/WEB-INF/lib/tomcat/cont/Catalina/localhost/jeromedl.xml to CATALINA_HOME/conf/Catalina/localhost/. docBase attribute in this file should be pointing to the webapp module path
  • Modify webapp/WEB-INF/build.xml to contain proper paths
  • Build the project by executing:
ant
                                    
in webapp/WEB-INF directory
  • Start Tomcat