README - jGRASP Requirements and Installation 

jGRASP is a lightweight development environment with visualizations to improve the 
comprehensibility of software. jGRASP currently provides for the automatic generation 
of Control Structure Diagrams for Java, C, C++, Ada, and VHDL, UML Class Diagrams 
for Java, and dynamic object views for Java. 


HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum: 64 MB of RAM
Recommended: 128MB of RAM, 500 MHz processor


INSTALLING jGRASP AND JAVA
 
In addition to this README file, you should find the following items on the CD.

  jdk-7u17-windows-i586.exe   JAVA 2 (J2SE) JDK 7 Update 17 for Windows
  jdk-7u17-windows-x64.exe    JAVA 2 (J2SE) JDK 7 Update 17 for Windows 64-bit 

  jgrasp188_23.exe for Windows  jGRASP 1.8.8_23
  jgrasp200b4.exe for Windows  jGRASP 2.0.0 Beta 4 - new Viewer Canvas
        

  Linux/UNIX (Folder
     jgrasp188_23.zip for Linux and UNIX (requires JDK 5 or higher)
     jgrasp200b4.zip for Linux and UNIX (requires JDK 6 or higher) -- new Viewer Canvas


  Mac OS X (Folder)
     jgrasp188_23.pkg.tar.gz -- for Mac OS X 10.4 or higher (either PPC or Intel)
     jgrasp200b4.pkg.tar.gz -- for Mac OS X 10.4 or higher (either PPC or Intel) -- new Viewer Canvas
      
  Tutorials(PDF)
    12_Canvas.offset.pdf  -- new canvas in v2.0.0 -- for two-sided printing
    12_Canvas.pdf  -- new canvas in v2.0.0
    jgrasp_tutorials.2009-09-02.pdf
    jgrasp_tutorials.2009-09-02.offset.pdf -- for two-sided printing
    
 
  Tutorials(Videos) -- also available on YouTube
    Getting_Started.wmv
    Getting_Started_with_Interactions.wmv
   

Check http://www.jgrasp.org for the latest versions of jGRASP for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux/UNIX.
 
1. Before you run jGRASP, you must install the Java 2 (J2SE) JDK. The version of jGRASP on this CD 
require Java 5 or higher.  If you already have a suitable version of the JDK installed, you may 
skip this step.  Otherwise, the Windows and Windows x64 versions of Java are included on this CD. 
Find the file (jdk-7u3-windows-i586.exe or jdk-7u3-windows-x64.exe) for your machine and double-click 
on it to start the installation process.  This installation, which includes both the JDK 
(Java Development Kit) and the JRE (Java Runtime Environment), may take several minutes.

2. To install jGRASP for Windows, double-click on jgrasp188_23.exe (jGRASP 1.8.8_23) or jgrasp200b4.exe 
(jGRASP 2.0.0 Beta 4) then follow the directions. You will be presented with a number of options during 
the installation.  It is recommended that you accept the default settings. 

To install jGRASP for Linux/UNIX or Mac OS X, see their respective folders. The versions of jGRASP 
on this CD require Java 5 or higher.
 
 
After you have installed both jGRASP and the JDK, you are ready to start up jGRASP. Find the jGRASP 
icon on your computer screen and double-click it to start jGRASP. Alternatively, go to 
Start -- Programs -- jGRASP.
 
For more information, please consult the jGRASP Tutorials (PDF and Videos) included on this CD. 
You should copy these files to your hard drive for faster access.  Open the PDF and WMV files 
by double-clicking on the file.  If the PDF doesn't open, you may not have Adobe Acrobat Reader 
installed on your computer. It can be downloaded from 

	http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/main.html 
 
The jGRASP Tutorials PDF file includes: 
   Overview
   1 Installing jGRASP  
   2 Getting Started
   3 Getting Started with Objects 
   4 Interactions
   5 The Control Structure Diagram
   6 The Integrated Debugger
   7 Projects
   8 UML Class Diagrams
   9 The Workbench
  10 Viewers for Data Structures

Separate PDF file for 
  12 Using the Viewer Canvas