OpenORB Installation Note
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This file provides information on the OpenORB installation. 

1 / How to build OpenORB ?

  Follow these steps to build OpenORB :

  	- set the JAVA_HOME environment variable ( i.e. c:\jdk1.3 or /usr/jdk1.3 )
  	- start 'build.bat' ( for Windows ) or 'sh build.sh' ( for Unix )
   	- once the building process is complete, the 'dist' directory contains
     	  two jar archives 'openorb-{version}.jar' and 'openorb_tools-{version}.jar' and the Programmer Guide documentation.  	  
	- add these jar archives in your classpath and OpenORB build is complete!
	
2 / How to configure OpenORB ?
 
   All information required to configure and use OpenORB is available in the OpenORB 
   documentation in the 'dist' directory.
   
   Follow these steps to configure OpenORB : 

   - copy the provided orb.properties file in the java home\lib directory as     		
     described in documentation Programmer Guide on page 6. 
   - copy the provided OpenORB.xml file in your home directory as described in documentation
     Programmer Guide page 6.
   
   Please refer the provided Programmer Guide documentation to have a full descriptions of 
   the installation and configuration steps.
   
!!! IMPORTANT !!!

To be able to use OpenORB, read carefully the steps described into the OpenORB Programmer Guide.

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