Requirements

This Fabric distribution builds on Unix. Fabric 0.2.1 builds against Jif 3.4.0 and Polyglot 2.5.1, both included in the distribution. We recommend that you use Oracle JDK 6 or later; we have experienced problems with OpenJDK and with older versions of Java. OpenSSL is used to sign certificates. Fabric is compiled with the Apache Ant build tool.

Configuring

Before using Fabric, you must configure the scripts in the bin directory. From the top-level directory, run:

$ ant bin

If the configurator is unable to find the JDK, Polyglot, or Jif, it will prompt you to set the appropriate properties in config.properties.

Building

Fabric comes pre-compiled as Jar files in the lib directory. If you wish to rebuild Fabric, run ant from the top-level directory:

$ ant

For other useful build targets, run ant -p from the top-level directory.