Installing  and Running DictionaryMaker on Windows

DictionaryMaker requires that a Java Runtime Environment equal to or newer than Sun Java 5.0.10 be installed.  Most Windows installations come with this already installed, but if it is not, the latest version is available from:
http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp
If an older version is required by other applications, JRE and JDK 5.0.10 is available from:
http://java.sun.com/products/archive/
On Windows the Java version can be determined through the Java Control Panel.

Installing the binary release
The latest available binary release for Windows is dictionarymaker-bin-2.16.beta.zip  The binary release downloaded from Sourceforge will have to be unzipped/unpacked with an archiving utility into a directory of your choice.  When the archive file is unpacked, the following directory structure is created:

dictionarymaker-2.16.beta\
        dictionarymaker-2.16.beta.jar - the DictionaryMaker application
	run.bat
	VERSION 
	CONTRIBUTORS	
	INSTALL_WINDOWS.txt  
	LICENSE.txt                  
	README.txt 
	DMTutorial\
              Data\
		setswana.dict  
		setswana.initial.dict 
		setswana.pho   
		setswana.wdl 
		setswana.gra   
		sounds \ (containing .wav files for the Setswana phonemes)
        Documentation\
	        dictionarymaker-2.16.beta.tutorial.odt
                dictionarymaker-2.16.beta.manual.odt
	release_notes\ (containing current and previous release notes)

The file "dictionarymaker-2.16.beta.beta.jar" is the DictionaryMaker application, which is executed by running the batch file "run.bat". 

Running DictionaryMaker
DictionaryMaker has been tested on Windows XP, and have run smoothly as well. Execute the created run.bat file like any other batch file.   This batch file executes the Java application for you, using the applicable Java memory settings.

Building the the source release
The latest available source release for Windows is dictionarymaker-src-2.16.beta.zip . To build the “dictionarymaker-2.16.beta.jar”-file:
Copy “build.properties.example” to “build.properties”, and edit it so that the necessary paths are valid for the local computer. 
From the command-line, change directory to the DictionaryMaker folder.
Run: ant jar 

DictonaryMaker will need Java-1.5 to compile the source code, and the build script uses the following:
Apache Ant v1.6.2
FindBugs 0.9.1
Checkstyle v3.5-1
Quilt v0.45
java v1.5.0_06
Junit v3.8.1-4
JFCUnit 

