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From this page the complete current public release of the I-X software can be downloaded. To run I-X, a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) needs to be installed before I-X can be used. The release includes:
Note that the public release does not include the source code.
The current software licence essentially permits the use of I-X for academic, non-commercial purposes only. The US government, having funded part of this work, has special rights. Read the full licence for details.
Downloading and installing I-X consists of three major steps:
ix-
N-core.zip
",
where N is the latest version number (e.g. the I-X version
4.2 is called "ix-4.2-core.zip
"). Your browser should
then bring up a window asking you what you want to do with this
file type (".zip"
). The best way to proceed is to save
the file somewhere on your computer (remember where!).D:\ix-4.2\...
"
directory. Under Unix, you can use the unzip
-command
to unzip the file to a location of your choosing. In the
documentation, we use the term base directory, or
<ix-base>
, to refer to this directory.test-setup.bat
". This should produce a few lines of
output, essentially telling you which version of Java is being
used. Unless one of the lines reads "'java' is not recognized as an
internal or external command, operable program or batch file.", it
should be fine (see also the Windows
readme-file). Currently there is no equivalent script for Unix or
other operating systems, but a simple "java -version
"
should at least tell you whether a JRE can be found in your
environment(see also the Unix
readme-file).I-X is now successfully installed on your machine.
Currently, the support for I-X is rather limited. In the first instance, you should consult the documentation that is part of the public release version (see "<ix-base>/doc/"). If this does not answer all your questions, try the following:
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