Installation on Linux
From Rxtx
The documentation below is a little dated and could do with some updating. Please could someone reformat and ensure their correctness:
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Requirements
JDK 1.3+ -- how to get for Ubuntu, Red Hat, etc.
Installing from Source
Quick Install
The following packages are used to build rxtx:
autoconf-2.59 automake-1.9.5 libtool-1.5.18 gnu make-3.79.1 On some systems like FreeBSD this is called gmake jdk 1.3 or newer
With the packages installed, proceed to build and install rxtx.
$ tar -xzvf rxtx-2.1.tar.gz $ cd rxtx-2.1 $ ./configure (follow the instructions) $ make install (gmake if your system uses that convention) Read "R. How can I use Lock Files with rxtx?"
One catch that has showed up... you cannot have spaces in the path. for instance: /home/jarvi/test build/rxtx/... will cause problems.
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If that does not work or you do not want a script messing with the system, read on..
Add RXTXcomm.jar to your CLASSPATH.
jdk-1.1:
make sure /usr/local/java/lib/RXTXcomm.jar is in your CLASSPATH. If you want to use apps that require RXTXcomm.jar.
in bash:
$ export CLASSPATH=${CLASSPATH}:/usr/local/java/lib/RXTXcomm.jar:.
jdk-1.2 and newer:
No changes are needed.
Build and Install the jar.
configure configure supports build directories. configure requires javac in its path or JAVA_HOME set to grab some java system properties. make to build RXTXcomm.jar and the libraries make install to place the jar and libraries in the correct location
You may select the JDK you wish to build with using $JAVA_HOME For example: export JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/java Otherwise, configure grabs the JDK from your PATH.
Where did everything end up?
Lets assume the top java directory is /usr/local/java
jdk-1.2 the files go in
/usr/local/java/jre/lib/ext/RXTXcomm.jar /usr/local/java/jre/lib/$(ARCH)/librxtxSerial.so. /usr/local/java/jre/lib/$(ARCH)/librxtxParallel.so. /usr/local/java/jre/lib/$(ARCH)/lib/... jdk-1.1.* the files go in /usr/local/java/lib/RXTXcomm.jar /usr/lib/librxtxSerial.so. /usr/lib/librxtxParallel.so. /usr/lib/... The librxtxSerial.so librxtxParallel.so are placed in /usr/lib so people don't have to change with their LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
Installing Binaries
To do...
