Kawa Setup
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Kawa is a thin layer on JDK and therefore it is necessary to install JDK prior to using Kawa. Kawa is JDK version independent and can work with any version of JDK. Please download the latest version of JDK from JavaSoft site. In most cases it is sufficient to install JDK first and install Kawa next to be able to start compiling java programs. Since JDK setup requirements change from one version to next please read the readme.txt file in Kawa directory on how to setup Kawa with a particular version of JDK if you have trouble compiling or running a program. Also, read the readme file in the JDK directory for the exact JDK classpath and path requirements.
Please refer to multi-user setup document for information on setting up Kawa for multi-users.
Following is a step by step procedure for installing Kawa beginning with JDK installation -
- Make sure JDK from Sun is installed and running correctly. By this please try and compile some sample java files from the command line if possible.
- Please install BDK if you are interested in introspecting beans from within Kawa.
- Online help under Kawa is based on JDK documentation and these files need to be installed properly for online help to work correctly under Kawa. Please download these files separately from JavaSoft site.
- Install Kawa by running Kawa setup program. Please refer to installation instructions on the Kawa web site for the exact steps of installation.
- Setup all the JDK directory options under Kawa. This is extremely important for Kawa to function properly.
- In order to introspect beans under Kawa it is necessary to have the directory ../bdk/beanbox/classes in the system CLASSPATH variable. Kawa relies on some files from BDK for bean introspection.
- Please refer to readme.txt file under Kawa directory for any latest changes to Kawa setup procedures. If you have any questions regarding Kawa setup please send an email to kawa@tek-tools.com or post a question in the kawa setup newsgroup at news://news.tek-tools.com/kawa.setup.