Linux Install | Windows Install | Dictionaries Install

Linux

If you have root privileges, you should install the application in /usr/local. Otherwise you can put it in your home directory. The term install-path used below refers to /usr/local or /home/yourname depending on your privileges.

1. Install the 1.4 JRE (Java Runtime Environment). The implementation from Sun can be found here.
2. Download the tar.gz file from the Download Page and place it in the install-path directory.
3. Untar the tar.gz. The application's directory structure will be created and populated with the most recent version of the application, libraries, and sddtypes.
   Here is the directory structure that you will see:
   • install-path/SDValidator
   • install-path/SDValidator/bin
   • install-path/SDValidator/lib
   • install-path/SDValidator/typelib
   • install-path/SDValidator/dicts
   • install-path/SDValidator/help
   • install-path/SDValidator/charents
   • install-path/SDValidator/sdds

Running the application:

1. Before running the application, make sure that the java runtime is in your path. Type java -version at a command line. If you don't see information about which version of java you are using, you need to add the directory that contains the java executable to your path. Check the jre installation instructions.
2. Run the shell script launcher.sh located in install-path/SDValidator
3. If you create a shortcut to the launcher script, you can use the qcsdvalidator.xpm as it's icon.
4. If you do not want to use the default jre when running the application, edit the launcher.sh script to point to the version of java you wish to use by editing the line SDVJAVA=java. Replace “java” with an absolute path.

Windows

1. Install the 1.4 JRE (Java Runtime Environment). The implementation from Sun can be found here.
2. Download and unzip the zip file from the Download Page. The application's directory structure will be created and populated with the most recent version of the application, libraries, and sddtypes.
   Here is the directory structure that you will see (assuming your hard-drive is labelled C):
   • C:\SDValidator
   • C:\SDValidator\bin
   • C:\SDValidator\lib
   • C:\SDValidator\typelib
   • C:\SDValidator\dicts
   • C:\SDValidator\help
   • C:\SDValidator\charents
   • C:\SDValidator\sdds
   Your install-path directory in this case is: C:\.

Running the application:

1. Create a shortcut for the launcher.bat file located in C:\SDValidator. You can use the qcsdvalidator.ico as the icon for the shortcut.
2. Start the application using the shortcut to the launcher.bat file that you just created.
3. If you do not want to use the default jre to run the application, edit launcher.bat to point to the version of java you wish to use by editing the line set SDV_JAVAEXE=javaw.exe. Replace “javaw.exe” with an absolute path.

Dictionaries Install

1. Download the dictionaries.tar.gz file (if you're using Linux) or the dictionaries.zip file (if you're using Windows) from the Download Page and place it in the install-path directory.
2. Untar the tar.gz or unzip the zip file. You should see several files ending with .dic and two or more README files. At this point, you can delete the tar.gz or zip file.