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I agree...

I also installed 1.2-rc3 from source recently (new computer). And ran
into the same problems.

One other suggestion I might add is adding a default task to the build.xml
that prints your options.

For example, in the source distribution for log4j, when doing

$ ant

in the dir where the build.xml file is located, you get a general usage
message showing all the available tasks and a short description of each.


John David Garza
jmg19@cornell.edu

On Fri, 8 Feb 2002, Ian Lea wrote:

> Today I built lucene-1.2-rc3 from the source distribution
> for the first time. On the whole it was easy enough but
> a couple of points:
>
>
> BUILD.txt says "Install JDK 1.3". Might it be better to say
> "Install JDK 1.3 or later"?. Lots of people are probably
> running 1.4 already.
>
> BUILD.txt makes no mention of javaCC. You find out soon
> enough when run ant, but would be better to have it
> mentioned up front. Also I couldn't get the .ant.properties
> method mentioned in build.xml to work (probably finger
> trouble) but copying javaCC.zip to the lucene-1.2-rc3-src/lib/
> directory worked fine.
>
>
>
> Also, by default the code as compiled from source and as
> distributed in the binary download doesn't have line numbers
> in stack trace dumps. This may be deliberate in which case
> fine, but the line numbers do help in tracking down
> problems.
>
>
>
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Ian Lea (ian.lea@blackwell.co.uk) writes:
> Today I built lucene-1.2-rc3 from the source distribution
> for the first time. On the whole it was easy enough but
> a couple of points:
>
> BUILD.txt says "Install JDK 1.3". Might it be better to say
> "Install JDK 1.3 or later"?. Lots of people are probably
> running 1.4 already.

It also says:

"Lucene runs with JDK 1.1 and later. However, if you're going to work
with the development version of Lucene, we recommend you stick with
the most current version of Java (at the time of this writing, JDK
1.3). Also, note that if you're working with the Lucene source,
you'll need to use Ant (see below) and Ant requires at least JDK 1.1
(and in the future will likely move to requiring JDK 1.2, according to
the Ant install docs)."

> BUILD.txt makes no mention of javaCC. You find out soon enough when
> run ant, but would be better to have it mentioned up front.

Hm, this was something that Doug specifically said to leave out
of the readme. At the time, javaCC was included in the lucene lib
directory.

> Also I couldn't get the .ant.properties method mentioned in
> build.xml to work (probably finger trouble) but copying javaCC.zip
> to the lucene-1.2-rc3-src/lib/ directory worked fine.

Can you clarify what problems you had with build.properties?

Steven J. Owens
puff@darksleep.com

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"Steven J. Owens" wrote:
>
> Ian Lea (ian.lea@blackwell.co.uk) writes:
> > Today I built lucene-1.2-rc3 from the source distribution
> > for the first time. On the whole it was easy enough but
> > a couple of points:
> >
> > BUILD.txt says "Install JDK 1.3". Might it be better to say
> > "Install JDK 1.3 or later"?. Lots of people are probably
> > running 1.4 already.
>
> It also says:
>
> "Lucene runs with JDK 1.1 and later. However, if you're going to work
> with the development version of Lucene, we recommend you stick with
> the most current version of Java (at the time of this writing, JDK
> 1.3). Also, note that if you're working with the Lucene source,
> you'll need to use Ant (see below) and Ant requires at least JDK 1.1
> (and in the future will likely move to requiring JDK 1.2, according to
> the Ant install docs)."

True. My vote still goes the way I suggest but it is only a
very gentle suggestion and now I'll shut up about it.


> > BUILD.txt makes no mention of javaCC. You find out soon enough when
> > run ant, but would be better to have it mentioned up front.
>
> Hm, this was something that Doug specifically said to leave out
> of the readme. At the time, javaCC was included in the lucene lib
> directory.

In which case I might have built lucene without even knowing
that javaCC existed, which would have been fine. Now I need
to know!


> > Also I couldn't get the .ant.properties method mentioned in
> > build.xml to work (probably finger trouble) but copying javaCC.zip
> > to the lucene-1.2-rc3-src/lib/ directory worked fine.
>
> Can you clarify what problems you had with build.properties?

$ pwd
/work/lucene-1.2-rc3-src
$ cat .ant.properties
javacc.home=/work/javacc2.1/bin/lib
$ ls /work/javacc2.1/bin/lib/JavaCC.zip
/work/javacc2.1/bin/lib/JavaCC.zip
$ ant
Buildfile: build.xml

init:

javacc_check:
[echo]
##################################################################
JavaCC not found.
JavaCC Home: ./
JavaCC Zip: .//lib/JavaCC.zip

Please download and install JavaCC 2.0 from:

<http://www.webgain.com/products/metamata/java_doc.html>

Then, create a .ant.properties file either in your home
directory, or within the Lucene directory and set the javacc.home
property to the path where JavaCC.zip is located. For example,
if you installed JavaCC in /usr/local/java/javacc2.0, then set the
javacc.home property to:

javacc.home=/usr/local/java/javacc2.0/bin/lib

If you get an error like the one below, then you have not installed
things correctly. Please check all your paths and try again.

java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: COM/sun/labs/javacc/Main
##################################################################

$ cp .ant.properties ~/
$ ant
[no change from above]
$ cp /work/javacc2.1/bin/lib/JavaCC.zip lib/
$ ant
Buildfile: build.xml

init:

javacc_check:

compile:

jar:

BUILD SUCCESSFUL


So perhaps it wasn't finger trouble but something else.

Still being picky about versions I didn't notice last week
that build.xml said to install JavaCC 2.0 whereas I seem to
have picked up version 2.1. Probably just grabbed the
current version. Very minor point certainly, but perhaps a
simple change now might avoid some confusion or questions
later on.



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I would go so far as to even recommend that javacc.home be defined in
build.xml with a default location that is the recommend "home" for it and if
it needs adjusting it would happen via build.properties or -D command-line
switch.

Again, I'm here to help and volunteer my Ant expertise to lucene-dev. Just
e-mail me and ask!

Erik


----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Calvo" <dcalvo@task.com.br>
To: "Lucene Users List" <lucene-user@jakarta.apache.org>
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 11:09 PM
Subject: RE: Lucene Build Instructions


> Hi,
>
> That's why I've suggested changes in build.xml to look for .ant.properties
files (posted in the developers list) but after reading
> acoliver and Erik replies I agreed with them. The best option would be
having all properties defined in build.xml and eliminate
> build.properties. Each user would be responsible for the local
configuration in a build.properties file (javacc.home would be
> defined there) and a sample build.properties would be provided to help
this process.
>
> --Daniel> $ pwd
> > /work/lucene-1.2-rc3-src
> > $ cat .ant.properties
> > javacc.home=/work/javacc2.1/bin/lib
> > $ ls /work/javacc2.1/bin/lib/JavaCC.zip
> > /work/javacc2.1/bin/lib/JavaCC.zip
> > $ ant
> > Buildfile: build.xml
> >
> > init:
> >
> > javacc_check:
> > [echo]
> > ##################################################################
> > JavaCC not found.
> > JavaCC Home: ./
> > JavaCC Zip: .//lib/JavaCC.zip
> >
> > Please download and install JavaCC 2.0 from:
> >
> > <http://www.webgain.com/products/metamata/java_doc.html>
> >
> > Then, create a .ant.properties file either in your home
> > directory, or within the Lucene directory and set the javacc.home
> > property to the path where JavaCC.zip is located. For example,
> > if you installed JavaCC in /usr/local/java/javacc2.0, then set the
> > javacc.home property to:
> >
> > javacc.home=/usr/local/java/javacc2.0/bin/lib
> >
> > If you get an error like the one below, then you have not
installed
> > things correctly. Please check all your paths and try again.
> >
> > java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: COM/sun/labs/javacc/Main
> > ##################################################################
> >
> > $ cp .ant.properties ~/
> > $ ant
> > [no change from above]
> > $ cp /work/javacc2.1/bin/lib/JavaCC.zip lib/
> > $ ant
> > Buildfile: build.xml
> >
> > init:
> >
> > javacc_check:
> >
> > compile:
> >
> > jar:
> >
> > BUILD SUCCESSFUL
> >
> >
> > So perhaps it wasn't finger trouble but something else.
>
>
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Hi,

That's why I've suggested changes in build.xml to look for .ant.properties files (posted in the developers list) but after reading
acoliver and Erik replies I agreed with them. The best option would be having all properties defined in build.xml and eliminate
build.properties. Each user would be responsible for the local configuration in a build.properties file (javacc.home would be
defined there) and a sample build.properties would be provided to help this process.

--Daniel> $ pwd
> /work/lucene-1.2-rc3-src
> $ cat .ant.properties
> javacc.home=/work/javacc2.1/bin/lib
> $ ls /work/javacc2.1/bin/lib/JavaCC.zip
> /work/javacc2.1/bin/lib/JavaCC.zip
> $ ant
> Buildfile: build.xml
>
> init:
>
> javacc_check:
> [echo]
> ##################################################################
> JavaCC not found.
> JavaCC Home: ./
> JavaCC Zip: .//lib/JavaCC.zip
>
> Please download and install JavaCC 2.0 from:
>
> <http://www.webgain.com/products/metamata/java_doc.html>
>
> Then, create a .ant.properties file either in your home
> directory, or within the Lucene directory and set the javacc.home
> property to the path where JavaCC.zip is located. For example,
> if you installed JavaCC in /usr/local/java/javacc2.0, then set the
> javacc.home property to:
>
> javacc.home=/usr/local/java/javacc2.0/bin/lib
>
> If you get an error like the one below, then you have not installed
> things correctly. Please check all your paths and try again.
>
> java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: COM/sun/labs/javacc/Main
> ##################################################################
>
> $ cp .ant.properties ~/
> $ ant
> [no change from above]
> $ cp /work/javacc2.1/bin/lib/JavaCC.zip lib/
> $ ant
> Buildfile: build.xml
>
> init:
>
> javacc_check:
>
> compile:
>
> jar:
>
> BUILD SUCCESSFUL
>
>
> So perhaps it wasn't finger trouble but something else.


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I agree. I think this should be fixed before the official release (I've had trouble building Lucene and I've seen messages from
other users with the same problem). Can you make the changes and submit the patches? Then, if everybody agrees, they can be
commited.

--Daniel

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Erik Hatcher [mailto:lists@ehatchersolutions.com]
> Sent: sábado, 16 de fevereiro de 2002 00:38
> To: Lucene Users List
> Subject: Re: Lucene Build Instructions
>
>
> I would go so far as to even recommend that javacc.home be defined in
> build.xml with a default location that is the recommend "home" for it and if
> it needs adjusting it would happen via build.properties or -D command-line
> switch.
>
> Again, I'm here to help and volunteer my Ant expertise to lucene-dev. Just
> e-mail me and ask!
>
> Erik
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Daniel Calvo" <dcalvo@task.com.br>
> To: "Lucene Users List" <lucene-user@jakarta.apache.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 11:09 PM
> Subject: RE: Lucene Build Instructions
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > That's why I've suggested changes in build.xml to look for .ant.properties
> files (posted in the developers list) but after reading
> > acoliver and Erik replies I agreed with them. The best option would be
> having all properties defined in build.xml and eliminate
> > build.properties. Each user would be responsible for the local
> configuration in a build.properties file (javacc.home would be
> > defined there) and a sample build.properties would be provided to help
> this process.
> >
> > --Daniel> $ pwd
> > > /work/lucene-1.2-rc3-src
> > > $ cat .ant.properties
> > > javacc.home=/work/javacc2.1/bin/lib
> > > $ ls /work/javacc2.1/bin/lib/JavaCC.zip
> > > /work/javacc2.1/bin/lib/JavaCC.zip
> > > $ ant
> > > Buildfile: build.xml
> > >
> > > init:
> > >
> > > javacc_check:
> > > [echo]
> > > ##################################################################
> > > JavaCC not found.
> > > JavaCC Home: ./
> > > JavaCC Zip: .//lib/JavaCC.zip
> > >
> > > Please download and install JavaCC 2.0 from:
> > >
> > > <http://www.webgain.com/products/metamata/java_doc.html>
> > >
> > > Then, create a .ant.properties file either in your home
> > > directory, or within the Lucene directory and set the javacc.home
> > > property to the path where JavaCC.zip is located. For example,
> > > if you installed JavaCC in /usr/local/java/javacc2.0, then set the
> > > javacc.home property to:
> > >
> > > javacc.home=/usr/local/java/javacc2.0/bin/lib
> > >
> > > If you get an error like the one below, then you have not
> installed
> > > things correctly. Please check all your paths and try again.
> > >
> > > java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: COM/sun/labs/javacc/Main
> > > ##################################################################
> > >
> > > $ cp .ant.properties ~/
> > > $ ant
> > > [no change from above]
> > > $ cp /work/javacc2.1/bin/lib/JavaCC.zip lib/
> > > $ ant
> > > Buildfile: build.xml
> > >
> > > init:
> > >
> > > javacc_check:
> > >
> > > compile:
> > >
> > > jar:
> > >
> > > BUILD SUCCESSFUL
> > >
> > >
> > > So perhaps it wasn't finger trouble but something else.
> >
> >
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