How to compile your own aglet.

Preparation (required)

You need to install
• JDK 1.1 or later
• ASDK 1.1b2
Please refer Installation Guide to learn how to install ASDK and develop an aglet.

Stories

When you compile an aglet, the setting of your environment variables are different from that for Tahiti execution.
Set-up guides are available for
• Windows 95/Windows NT
• SPARC/Solaris, x86/Solaris, AIX
• Mac OS (T.B.D)

Working with Aglet

Windows 95/Windows NT

Assumptions on your Environment

1) You have installed JDK1.1.8 in C:\jdk1.1.8,
2) ASDK1.1b2 in C:\Aglets1.1b2, and
3) working directory is d:\work.
 

1. Create Aglet's source code

Set current directory as d:\work.
The name of your first aglet is "MyAglet" and the name of its package is specified as "trial".

Create a file whose name os "MyAglet.java" and input text.

---

package trial;
import com.ibm.aglet.*;

public class MyAglet extends Aglet {
  public void run() {
     System.out.println("Hello, world!");
  }
}


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2. Compile the source code

After you save the file. You can compile it by executing the following commands.

  Command:
  D:\work> set CLASSPATH=C:\jdk1.1.8\lib\classes.zip;C:\Aglets1.1b2\lib\aglets.jar
  D:\work> C:\jdk1.1.8\bin\javac -d C:\Aglets1.1b2\public -classpath %CLASSPATH%;C:\Aglets1.1b2\public;.
  

Then a file " MyAglet.class" is created in the C:\Aglets1.1b2\public\trial\ directory.

3. Execution

Start Tahiti in a different session and create your aglet by specifying its name as "trial.MyAglet".
After creating aglet, you can find a string "Hello, world!" on the console.

SPARC/Solaris, x86/Solaris, AIX

Assumptions on your Environment

1) You have installed JDK1.1.8 in /usr/local/jdk1.1.8 ,
2) ASDK1.1b2 in $HOME/Aglets1.1b2 , and
3) working directory is $HOME/work.

1. Create Aglet's source code

Set current directory as $HOME/work.
The name of your first aglet is "MyAglet" and the name of its package is specified as "trial".

Create a file whose name os "MyAglet.java" and input text.

---

package trial;
import com.ibm.aglet.*;

public class MyAglet extends Aglet {
   public void run() {
     System.out.println("Hello, world!");
   }
}


---

2. Compile the source code

After you save the file. You can compile it by executing the following commands.

  Command:
  % setenv CLASSPATH $HOME/jdk1.1.8/lib/classes.zip:$HOME/Aglets1.1b2/lib/aglets.jar
  % /usr/local/jdk1.1.8/bin/javac -d $HOME/Aglets1.1b2/public -classpath $CLASSPATH:$HOME/Aglets1.1b2/public:.
  

Then a file " MyAglet.class" is created in the $HOME/Aglets1.1b2/public/trial/ directory.

3. Execution

Start Tahiti in a different session and create your aglet by specifying its name as "trial.MyAglet".
After creating aglet, you can find a string "Hello, world!" on the console.

MacOS

T.B.D.