From c3208a01eb4cf57a7737dae3d8da9064f7d765e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruce Eckel Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 15:56:08 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Basic help --- README.md | 13 ++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f3f8b840..a8f227b6 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,3 +1,14 @@ # Thinking in Java 4e (Refreshed) Code Examples for Java 8 -(Initial draft; not working yet) +Initial draft; not working yet + +## Get the Examples ## + +[Click here](https://github.com/BruceEckel/TIJ4-Refreshed-Examples/archive/master.zip) to download the zip file. Unzip the file into a directory of your choice. + +## Build the Examples ## +Install the latest version of Java 8 (JDK8). + +Install Apache Ant. Follow the instructions [here](https://ant.apache.org/manual/install.html#getting). + +Start a command prompt in the directory where you installed the examples. If your installation is successful, you should be able to type **ant** and build everything. You may initially get some error messages telling you to install additional packages, but eventually you should get through the whole build process successfully.