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--- en:developer:release_kits [2015/09/13 08:28] – external edit 127.0.0.1
+++ en:developer:release_kits [2018/03/26 23:12] – [**create-installer**] kjdon
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 ====rk3====
+===Overview of Greenstone3 Release Kits===
+There are four top level targets for all Greenstone3 release kits. They are:
+<code>
+compile
+create-distribution
+create-installer
+wrap
+</code>
+Each is explained in detail below.
+  ***compile**
+This target compiles the native binary executables and the documentation for the release. It checks out the Greenstone3 source code from the repository into a folder called ''greenstone3''. It then compiles it by running ''ant'', automatically editing files, and so on. It basically simulates what an svn user would do to compile Greenstone3 but with a few small differences. One such difference is that it compiles everything statically.
+When running ''ant'', this target uses a special build script which is part of the release kit, called ''operations-on gs3home.xml''. This file replaces ''dist-resources/build.xml'' which used to be in the repository.
+   ***create-distribution**
+This target compiles all the java classes used in Greenstone3, and creates a clean Greenstone3 directory structure which holds the compiled java classes and the compiled binaries and documentation from the previous step. It exports the Greenstone3 source code to ''distribution/greenstone3''. It then compiles all the java classes, including those for GLI and the indexers, by running ant, using the special ''operations-on gs3home.xml'' script. It copies the compiled binary executables and documentation from ''greenstone3'' to the appropriate places in ''distribution/greenstone3''. It also deletes some files useful only on other operating systems, and some files only for greenstone2.
+  ***create-installer**
+This target creates an executable jar installer for Greenstone3, and puts it in a directory called ''installer''. It uses the files in ''distribution/greenstone3''. It uses the ''ant-installer'' package included with the release kit.
+  ***wrap**
+This target wraps the executable jar installer in a native executable, and puts it in a directory called ''wrapped-installer''. It also creates another copy with a bundled JVM.
 ===sork2 and sork3===
 ====derk====