Development
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Getting the code
First you will need to get the code
The program is written in Java, so you will need a java compiler. You can get one from Oracle[1] .
Linux machines will usually have openjdk available to install. Version 1.8 or greater is required. Version 1.8 is also known as simply version 8.
On fedora the package names are java-1.8.0-openjdk
and java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel
On Ubuntu the packages are called openjdk-8-jdk.
Minimum requirements
The minimum you need to compile the code is a java development kit [2] and ant[3]
To build you just need to run ant.
All other dependencies are downloaded as part of the build process, so you need to be connected to the internet the first time you build, they should only be downloaded once.
Java IDE
An IDE will provide you with everything you need to develop, build and run the tests. Popular open source IDEs are: IDEA[4], eclipse[5] and netbeans[6].
You just need the standard java options, no enterprise (EE) options are needed.
TODO list
We have a list of things that have been suggested to be done in the to do list