Keros 1.0-rc-1

Requirements

Project Requirements

Keros must:

Support all platforms that support Java and Ant.
Work for you not against you.
Provide enough default functionality to be "just good enough."
Be project friendly - contain enough functionality to use for whatever is needed for a project.
If "just good enough" is not sufficient - be easy to override in a hassle free way.
Not be monolithic - modular enough to use only the parts needed (or all if necessary).

To understand the source, one should be familiar with Ant, XML (including namespaces), XSL, Ant-Contrib, and Beanshell.

Downloads

Required

Ant 1.7.0+ (preferably 1.7.1 to simplify using the included libraries)
Java 1.5+
Subversion: only if used for source control and utilizing the Subversion to HTML or Subversion to HTML with Navigation Links macrodef's. Both convert Subversion logs to a decent HTML representation.

Optional
Keros will download the following third party libraries and install for you:

Ant-Contrib: useful Ant libraries.
Beanshell 2.0b4: used in some scriptdef definitions.
Bean Scripting Framework: used in some scriptdef definitions.
Find Bugs 1.2.1: only if code analysis required.
JavaCC: only if building parsers.

Please note: when Keros downloads and installs the aforementioned libraries, the default installation directory is ${user.home}/.keros/[third party library] - for example /home/sfloess/.keros/ant-contrib

You may override this location by definining either an environment variable or Java system property entitled keros.STATE_HOME, setting the value to a directory of your choosing. All Keros state is maintained relative to this directory.