Ingo's Map Genenerator 2001 Professional

Version 0.9.4 (Beta 4)
Copyright (c) 1997,2000,2001 Ingo Feltes
IMapGen 2001 is Freeware!

Documentation

Contents

  1. Requirements
  2. Installation
  3. Running IMapGen 2001
  4. Compatibility
  5. Your Feedback
  6. Abbreviations

Requirements

IMapGen needs a Java2 compatible JVM to run.

A processor comparable to a Pentium 200 and at least 32MB RAM are recommended. (I've never tested it on a slower system, so maybe it works fine on a 486, too)

Installation

1. Check your JVM

If you don't know if you have an JVM installed on your system open a console ("DOS-Box") and enter:

java -version

The output should look like this:

java version "1.3.0"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.0-C)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.0-C, mixed mode)

The version should at least be "1.2".

If your JVM is OK, go to step 3.

2. Download and install J2RE

Goto java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/jre and download the latest Java Runtime Environment for your platform. If your can't find an appropriate JRE take a look at www.blackdown.org. You don't need an internationalized JRE to run IMapGen 2001.

Now install the downloaded file on your system following the installation instructions.

3. Install Ingo's Map Genenerator 2001 Professional

Unzip the distribution archive to a directory of your choice. If you downloaded the SFX for Windows just execute it.

Unix/Linux users should copy the directory templates and the file plugin.properties to their home directory.

If you have downloaded the version without xerces, make sure that xerces.jar is in the imapgen-directory or in your classpath!

Note! Please overwrite your plugin.properties (if it exists) with the new one that came with the distribution to make sure that all new plugins are configured correctly!

Check your settings in the "Options"-Dialog (Tools|Options...) when running IMapGen the first time!

Running IMapGen 2001

Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000

Execute imapgen.bat

To see all debug informations (recommended during beta test phase) open a DOS-Box, change to your IMapGen-Directory and enter:

imapgen

Linux/Unix

Execute the following line from your home-directory (replace <path-to-imapgen> and <path-to-xerces> with the actual paths):

java -cp /<path-to-imapgen>/imappgen.jar;/<path-to-xerces>/xerces.jar net.feltes.imapgen.IMapGen

Example:

java -cp /opt/local/imapgen/imapgen.jar;/opt/local/imapgen/xerces.jar net.feltes.imapgen.IMapGen

Other

Goto to your IMapGen-Directoy and execute the command

java -cp imapgen.jar;xerces.jar net.feltes.imapgen.IMapGen

Note! All commands are case-sensitive!

Compatibility

IMapGen 2001 has been tested on the following systems:

IMapGen should run on any platform using a Java2 compatible JVM. You are invited to send me your configuration (processor/operating system/jvm) so I can add it to this list!

Note! IMapGen does not run with Microsoft's JVM (Jview.exe)!

Your Feedback

I need your Feedback to improve IMapGen. So don't hesitate sending me bug reports, suggestions and questions. If IMapGen works fine on your system, let me know, so I can add it to the compatibility list.

My Email-Address is ingo@feltes.net

Abbreviations

J2SDKJava2 Software Development Kit
JDKJava Development Kit
JREJava Runtime Environment (runtime subset of JDK)
JVMJava Virtual Machine
SFXSelf-Extracting Executable

© 2000,2001 Ingo Feltes - www.feltes.net