Installation from binary ------------------------- Download sapient.jar and follow the instructions for running SAPIENT available in the SAPIENT_FAQ.txt, Questions, 2 and 3. Installation from source -------------------------- If you would like to compile and run SAPIENT from source and need some guidance with the process, we recommend you follow the steps below. 1. Download sapient-source.tar and save it to a local directory,e.g. "/users/mydir/sapient". 2. Uncompress the files using the command "tar -xvf sapient-source.tar". This will create the jar, src and other directories relevant to the SAPIENT software. 3. Download and install eclipse (http://www.eclipse.org/) 4. Make sure you have the 1.6 JDK (the JRE is not sufficient) 5. Open eclipse and create a new java project as follows: a. Choose File > New > Java Project b. Name the project e.g. "test-sapient" c. Choose the option "Create project from existing source" and browse and select your sapient directory (e.g. "/users/mydir/sapient") d. The System library selected should be Java 1.6. e. Click Next. Click on the Libraries Tab. Make sure that the Library path includes the system library as well as a list of jars (all of which can be found in the jar directory). 6. You can now edit the various java classes and other files relevant to the project, to customise them to your needs if you wish. 7. To create a binary .jar file, right click on the ARTbuild.xml file and choose: Run As > 2 Ant Build. This way, you can create your own sapient.jar file. 8. To run the new sapient.jar you have created, follow the instructions in step 3 of the SAPIENT_FAQ.txt