Hacking Copernicus

Copernicus is an Open Source, GPL licensed . Java Programmers are able to make changes and distribute those changes provided they are also open source and licensed under the GPL.

You need the Java SDK installed to compile, and Apache Ant to use the build file (strongly recommended).

Ensure you have the .tar.gz release (not the Windows Install) and decompress it to a directory.

To compile, simply type ant. If LaTeX is installed and on your system (as it is with many Linux distros), you can run ant pdf and ant html to create the documentation PDF and HTML respectively. To release a build, run and rel. To make the Windows installer, run the Copernicus.nsi script though the NSIS installation builder.