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+Jalview Release 2.01
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+This is the complete source for Jalview 2.01. 
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+The source is available as a tar file and comes complete with the GNU General Public License. 
+
+To build the application you will need a J2SDK 1.4+. 
+
+An Ant build file (build.xml) is provided, you will need to install Apache Ant first. Run ant to build the application, use the target "makeApplet" to make the Applet.
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+You can also use Borland JBuilder to build Jalview. A JBuilder project file (JalviewX.jpx, JalviewApplet.jpx) for both application and applet is provided.
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+For more help, read the file doc/building.html
+
+
+##################
+
+To run application:
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+java -Djava.ext.dirs=JALVIEW_HOME/lib -cp JALVIEW_HOME/jalview.jar jalview.bin.Jalview
+
+Replace JALVIEW_HOME with the full path to Jalview Installation Directory. If using Windows, use backslash "\" instead of forward slash "/"
+
+##################
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