Build Instructions for Contributors

• Install Java 7
• On Windows and Linux, install the latest JRE 7 from Oracle.
• On Mac OS X, download and install JDK 7.
• Java 8 is not supported.
• Download Eclipse for Java developers and configure it for building Processing libraries (be sure to use the core jar files from the same version of Processing that you intend to build the library for)
• In Eclipse, go to File > Import > Git > Projects from Git and import the MPE github repo
• Configure Eclipse Ant build options
• From the Eclipse Package Explorer, open MassivePixelEnvironment/resources/code/build.properties
• Follow the comments to customize the build properties for your system
• Configure Eclipse project build path
• In Eclipse, select the MassivePixelEnvironment project and go to Project > Properties > Java Build Path > Libraries
• Click Add Jars... and add MassivePixelEnvironment/lib/jinq2xml.jar to project build path
• Remove the default Java JRE from the project build path
• Click Add library... and add the Java 7 JRE you installed in step 1
• In Eclipse, go to Window > Show view > Ant
• In the Ant window tab, highlight MassivePixelEnvironment and click play button to build the project
• The compiled library should appear in the processing sketchbook libraries folder that you specified in your build.properties file