This tutorial describes how to install JCodeBox.
First, choose the platform you would like to install JCodeBox on. JCodeBox runs on a number of different platforms.
Second, choose the type of installation. JCodeBox has been written in Java and therefore requires a Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
to run. Installation is available with or without a Java Virtual Machine (JVM). If you already have a suitable JVM installed
you can use this to run JCodeBox. Otherwise, choose the 'with JVM' installation.
One of the many features of JCodeBox is it allows you to compile generated Java code. To do this you will need to have a
suitable Java compiler on your machine (otherwise, you can still install JCodeBox but compilation will be disabled).
For this reason we recommend you have a suitable Java Development Kit (JDK) installed on your machine prior to installing
JCodeBox (JDK 1.3.1 or higher from the Sun Java website). Then, when you install JCodeBox,
you should select the JVM from the JDK already installed on your machine when you are asked which JVM to use by the
installation wizard (Note - choose the JVM in the bin directory of the JDK and not the one in the jre directory).
By using the JDK's JVM, JCodeBox can also use the compiler supplied with the JDK to compile generated code.
If you install a JDK after you have installed JCodeBox, enabling compilation is simply a case of adding the tools.jar file
from your JDK (in the lib sub-directory of your JDK) to the JCodeBox classpath (Tools->Classpath ... menu).
