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+Jalview Release 2.0\r
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+This is the complete source for Jalview 2.0. \r
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+The source is available as a tar file and comes complete with the GNU General Public License. \r
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+To build the application you will need a J2SDK 1.4+. \r
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+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.\r
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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.\r
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+For more help, read the file doc/building.html
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