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<h2>Installation</h2>
<p>
As LWJGL is more or less self contained, the actual installation
typically amounts to extracting the archive, and asserting that
everything works fine by running an example. The following paragraphs will
walk you through the installation on the supported platforms.
</p>
<p>For IDE integration click <a href="#ide">here</a>.</p>
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<h3>Windows</h3>
<p>
1. <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=58488">Download</a> the distribution<br>
2. Unpack the archive, file contents should include (amongst other things):
<pre>
lwjgl.dll
lwjglaudio.dll
lwjgl.jar
lwjgl_test.jar</pre>
</p>
<p>
3. Test LWJGL by opening a command prompt, and navigating to the folder where the archive was extracted.
once navigated, issue the following command:
<pre>
java -cp lwjgl.jar;lwjgl_test.jar; org.lwjgl.test.WindowCreationTest</pre>
</p>
<p>
a window should appear, and you should see the following output:
<pre>
Found <number> display modes
240, 320, WindowCreationTest
Display created</pre>
</p>
<p>
4. Should you wish to place the dll's in some other directory than you're class files (say /native as opposed to /classes)
you could do so, by using the java.library.path property. For example
<pre>
java -cp classes; -Djava.library.path=native org.lwjgl.test.WindowCreationTest</pre>
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<p> </p>
<h3>Linux</h3>
<p>
1. <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=58488">Download</a> the distribution<br>
2. Unpack the archive, file contents should include (amongst other things):
<pre>
liblwjgl.so
libopenal.so
lwjgl.jar
lwjgl_test.jar</pre>
</p>
<p>
3. Test LWJGL by opening a command prompt, and navigating to the folder where the archive was extracted.
once navigated, issue the following command:
<pre>
java -cp lwjgl.jar:lwjgl_test.jar: org.lwjgl.test.WindowCreationTest</pre>
Should library loading fail, try using <code>-Djava.library.path</code> to specify the path.<br>
for example:<br>
<pre>
java -cp lwjgl.jar:lwjgl_test.jar: -Djava.library.path=/home/lwjgluser/lwjgl/ org.lwjgl.test.WindowCreationTest</pre>
</p>
<p>
a window should appear, and you should see the following output:
<pre>
Found <number> display modes
240, 320, WindowCreationTest
Display created</pre>
</p>
<p>
4. Should you wish to place the so files in some other directory than you're class files (say /native as opposed to /classes)
you could do so, by using the java.library.path property. For example
<pre>
java -cp classes -Djava.library.path=native org.lwjgl.test.WindowCreationTest</pre>
</p>
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<p> </p>
<h3>Mac OS X</h3>
<p>
1. <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=58488">Download</a> the distribution<br>
2. Unpack the archive, file contents should include (amongst other things):
<pre>
liblwjgl.jnilib
libopenal.dylib
lwjgl.jar
lwjgl_test.jar</pre>
</p>
<p>
3. Test LWJGL by opening a command prompt, and navigating to the folder where the archive was extracted.
once navigated, issue the following command:
<pre>
java -cp lwjgl.jar:lwjgl_test.jar: org.lwjgl.test.WindowCreationTest</pre>
</p>
<p>
a window should appear, and you should see the following output:
<pre>
Found <number> display modes
240, 320, WindowCreationTest
Display created</pre>
</p>
<p>
4. Should you wish to place the so files in some other directory than you're class files (say /native as opposed to /classes)
you could do so, by using the java.library.path property. For example
<pre>
java -cp classes -Djava.library.path=native org.lwjgl.test.WindowCreationTest</pre>
</p>
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<p> </p>
<a name="ide"></a>
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<h2>IDE integration</h2>
<p>
Using LWJGL in your IDE is as as simple as including the jar and telling where the native files are
to be located. The following lists how to install LWJGL in some popular IDEs.
</p>
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<h3>Eclipse</h3>
<p>
1. Having installed LWJGL on your platform of choice, fire up Eclipse.<br>
2. Create a new project, and add lwjgl.jar to the build path of your project
(Project->Properties->Java build path) by clicking 'Add External JARs' under the Libraries tab<br><br>
<img src="images/installation/eclipse-1.png"><br><br>
3. Having created a class to run, create a new run target by selecting the 'Run' icon or using the menu (Run -> Run...)<br><br>
<img src="images/installation/eclipse-2.png"><br><br>
select 'New' from the dialog box<br><br>
<img src="images/installation/eclipse-3.png"><br><br>
Supply a name for your new target, and make SURE you add the path to the dll files supplying the -Djava.library.path argument
to the vm. The path you supply is relative to the working directory. Adjust this too if needed.<br><br>
<img src="images/installation/eclipse-4.png"><br><br>
4. You should now be able to run the application directly from Eclipse. Run the newly created target to confirm.
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<h3>Netbeans</h3>
<p>
1. Having installed LWJGL on your platform of choice, fire up Netbeans.<br>
2. Create a new project, and mount lwjgl.jar in the project filesystem by right clicking the Filesystem and selecting Mount -> Archive Files<br><br>
<img src="images/installation/netbeans-1.png"><br><br>
3. Having created a class to run, you need to setup that class to execute using an External Execution<br><br>
<img src="images/installation/netbeans-2.png"><br><br>
Since Netbeans doesn't allow to change the library path you either have to change the working directory of the executor to the lwjgl.dll<br>
or copy files over to whereever you run from. More info is provided in the <a href="http://www.netbeans.org/kb/faqs/miscellaneous.html#FAQ_34" target="_blank">Netbeans FAQ.</a><br><br>
<img src="images/installation/netbeans-3.png"><br><br>
4. You should now be able to run the application directly from Netbeans. Push F6 to verify.
</p>
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<p> </p>
<h3>JCreator</h3>
<p>
1. At the top, click Project -> Project Properties<br>
2. Click a tab that says "Required Libraries"<br>
3. Then click the "new" button<br>
4. A new window should pop up. At the top text box, put LWJGL<br>
5. Then click add --> add path, and select the file were you put the .class/dll files<br>
6. Click add -> add archive and add both .jar files<br>
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