build.md

Building Java kdb+ ipc interface from source

Java 1.8 (and above) is recommended. Please ensure that your JAVA_HOME environment variable is set to the version of Java you have installed (or the one preferred if you have multiple versions).

You will also need Apache Maven installed. Run the following to check you have it set up and configured correctly

mvn -version

In order to build the library, run the following within the directory where the pom.xml file is located (from the downloaded source).

mvn clean compile

If you wish to deploy the library to your machines local repository, in order to be used by other maven projects on your machine, run the following

mvn clean install

Please refer to the Apache Maven documentation for further details