Computer Science 15-111 (Sec A+B), Spring 2007

Class Notes: 15-Jan-2007

Java 5.0: The Big Picture

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/index.html

and

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/relnotes/version-5.0.html

Installing Java 5.0

1. Install "JDK 5.0 Update 10"

a. Start at The Big Picture (http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/index.html)

b. Go to "JDK Download Page"

c. Download "JDK 5.0 Update 10" and install (takes a long time!)

2. Install Sun's source code

a. Go to JDK directory (C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_10 on Windows)

b. Unzip the "src.zip" directory to C:\program files\java\jdk1.5.0_10\src

3. Install "J2SE 5.0 Documentation"

a. Start at The Big Picture (http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/index.html)

b. Go to "JDK Download Page"

c. Download "J2SE 5.0 Documentation" zip file to JDK directory

(C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_10 on Windows)

d. Unzip the "jdk-1_5_0-doc.zip" directory to the "doc" directory

(C:\program files\java\jdk1.5.0_10\docs) (may also take a long time!)

e. Browse to: C:\program files\java\jdk1.5.0_10\docs\index.html to see The Big Picture

Demos, Samples, Tutorials, Training and Reference

* Many resources are available!

* Go to "The Big Picture" and scroll down to the bottom

Installing Eclipse

1. Go to http://www.eclipse.org/ and select "Download Eclipse"

2. Under "Download Now", select "Other downloads for 3.2.1"

3. Select your appropriate platform (Windows, Mac, etc) and download.

4. Unzip the directory into an appropriate location

(for example: C:\program files\eclipse)

5. If necessary, read the platform-specific information under "Running Eclipse"
in the readme file

(see: C:\Program Files\eclipse\readme\readme_eclipse.html)