Installation of jV

System requirements
jV3 runs on the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) with JOGL API. The version requirements are as follows. These softwares are available on typical operation systems such as Windows (2000/XP/Vista), Mac OS X 10.3 or later, and Red Hat Linux 7.3 or later.
 * JRE (includes Java Plug-in) 1.4.2 or later
 * JOGL API JSR-231 1.0.0 or later

Automatic install
It is assumed that JRE 1.4.2 or later has been installed on your computer. Installing JOGL is just deploying several files to JRE. A tool that automatically performs the JOGL installation with a graphical user interface is available here.


 * JSR-231 1.0.0
 * for Windows/x86
 * for Mac OS X 10.4+ (Universal binaries)
 * for Mac OS X 10.3 (PowerPC only)
 * for Linux/x86

Manual install
It is also possible to install JOGL manually. According to the kind of your operation system, you should get the following files from JOGL.

Windows
The folder that JRE has been installed is denoted by . It depends on the environment, however it is typically as follows. =C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_12 The file ‘jogl.jar’ should be copied to \lib\ext, and the other files should be copied to \bin.

Mac OS X
Note that two kinds of libraries are available for Mac OS X; 'Universal' and 'PowerPC only'. Intel Mac users should choose the universal binaries. When operating from the command terminal, you should copy all files to /Library/Java/Extensions. When operating through the graphical interface, the above destination folder is shown as 'Macintosh HD/Library/Java/Extensions'. In this operation, the password for root is required.

Linux
The directory that JRE has been installed is denoted by . It depends on the environment, however it is typically as follows. =/usr/java/j2sdk1.4.2_12/jre file ‘jogl.jar’ should be copied to /lib/ext, and the other files should be copied to /lib/i386.