Installation

Requirements
Supported Platforms
Installing the Software
Directory Structure

Requirements

To run the database, the following minimum software stack is known to work:
  • Windows XP, MacOS, or Linux
  • Recommended Windows file system: NTFS (FAT32 supports files up to 4 GB)
  • Sun JDK 1.4 or newer
  • Mozilla Firefox 1.5 or newer

Supported Platforms

As this database is written in Java, it can be run on many different platforms. It is tested with Java 1.4, 1.5, and 1.6 but can also be compiled to native code using GCJ. The source code does not use features of Java 1.5. Currently, the database is developed and tested on Windows XP using the Sun JDK 1.4, but it also works in many other operating systems and using other Java runtime environments.

Installing the Software

To install the software, run the installer or unzip it to a directory of your choice.

Directory Structure

After installing, you should get the following directory structure:

Directory Contents
bin JAR and batch files
docs Documentation
docs/html HTML pages
docs/javadoc Javadoc files
odbc ODBC drivers and tools
service Tools to run the database as a Windows Service
src Source files