Getting Started

The following are the steps to follow to get you started using JAIDA.

Get JAIDA Binaries

In the distribution area it is possible to download binaries and docmentation for Windows or Unix environments. Platform specific glue code is also available if you need to open PAW files or perform fits using Minuit. Compiled Java classes are the same for all OS, but platform-specific libraries are installed in different subdirectories. So it is possible to have one centrall installation that is used by multiple OS.

  • Windows
    • Download jaida-3.3.0-6-bin.zip file - it contains compiled Java classes (lib) and setup scripts (bin). Unzip it to the place where you want JAIDA installation to reside.
    • If you need to open PAW files or perform fits using Minuit, download jaida-3.3.0-6-x86-Windows-msvc.zip file and unzip it to the same directory - it adds Windows-specific subdirectory to the "lib"
  • Linux
    • Download jaida-3.3.0-6-bin.tar.gz file - it contains compiled Java classes (lib) and setup scripts (bin). Use "gunzip" and "tar -xf" commands to extract the distribution
    • If you need to open PAW files or perform fits using Minuit, download jaida-3.3.0-6-i386-Linux-g++.tar.gz file and extract its content to the same directory - it adds Linux-specific subdirectory to the "lib"
  • MacOSX
    • Download jaida-3.3.0-6-bin.tar.gz file - it contains compiled Java classes (lib) and setup scripts (bin). Use "gunzip" and "tar -xf" commands to extract the distribution
    • If you need to open PAW files or perform fits using Minuit, download jaida-3.3.0-6-ppc-MacOSX-g++.tar.gz file and extract its content to the same directory - it adds MacOSX-specific subdirectory to the "lib"

Set the CLASSPATH

Each distribution has a bin directory containing and aida-setup script. Running the script will add all the jar files in the lib directory to your CLASSPATH.

  • Windows: run "aida-setup.bat" script.
  • Linux and MacOSX: first define JAIDA_HOME environment variable to point to your JAIDA installation, then source "aida-setup.sh" or "aida-setup.csh" script, depending on the shell you are using.