jMax documentation

Installing jMax

• Java
• ALSA
• Installation directories

To run jMax, you need a Java virtual machine, which means installing on your machine either:

• a Java Runtime Environment or JRE, which contains a virtual machine and the necessary classes libraries
• a Java Development Kit or JDK, which contains the runtime environment plus the development tools (Java compiler, debugger,...)

If you plan to recompile jMax or develop your own Java objects, you must install the Java Development Kit

The Java Runtime Environment or Development Kit can be found at the following places:

• on Linux:
  • Sun's JRE: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/jre/download-linux.html
  • Sun's JDK: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/download-linux.html
  • Blackdown's JRE and JDK: http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/mirrors.html
  • IBM's JRE and JDK: http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/linux130/?dwzone=java
• on SGI: http://www.sgi.com/products/evaluation/6.x_java2_1.3/

On Linux, we recommand IBM's Java virtual machine.

Once downloaded the Java virtual machine of your choice, follow its installation instruction for updating the environment variables.

On Linux, jMax uses either the OSS audio drivers or the ALSA audio drivers.

We strongly recommand that you use the ALSA drivers which provide far better performance and support.

To download and install ALSA drivers, visit http://www.alsa-project.org.

jMax installation uses the following directories:

• /usr/bin for the jmax script and fts binary
• /usr/lib/jmax for the library directory (containing fts library.)
• /usr/share/jmax for the root directory (containing Java classes, packages)

jMax documentation is installed in the following directory:

• /usr/share/jmax/doc/ on Linux platform

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