
FormDef Struts Plug-in
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1. To build FormDef, you need:

    Java Development Kit (http://java.sun.com)
     - Properly installed and running
     - Tested on JDK 1.4
    
    Apache Ant (http://ant.apache.org)
     - Must be properly installed into the system on which the build will run
     - Tested on 1.6
     
    Apache Struts (http://struts.apache.org)
     - The binary distribution, or the jar built from Struts source code
     - See notes below for version information
     
    Jakarta Commons libraries
     - The ones that are already included in the Struts distribution


2. Which Struts version should I use?

    Between Struts 1.2.0 and 1.2.1, the way an ActionForm was created was 
    changed. Because FormDef creates ActionForm definitions, the code for 
    supporting Struts 1.1/1.2.0 and Struts 1.2.1 changed as well.  The CVS 
    repository will support Struts 1.2.1 and later.  For Struts 1.1, a source 
    distribution will be packaged and be made available for download from the
    https://formdef.dev.java.net site.


3. Update the build.properties file.  At the top of the build.properties file
    is the FormDef name and version number.  After that are the different 
    libraries used by the build process.  These need to be updated to reflect
    where the needed files are located in your system.


4. Run the build.  The available targets and their description are in the
    build.xml file.
