COMPILATION Unix ---- You will need the JDK, Maven, Swig and YAZ development packages. Consult your package manager on how to install those. 'yaz-config' is assumed to be on the PATH, if it isn't or if local yaz installation is to be used, its location can be forced with: mvn -Dyaz.config=/path/to/yaz-config install Windows ------- Besides the exact same requirements as in the Unix case, you will need the Windows SDK installed (which in turn requires .NET Framework 4). Sensible default is assumed for 'yaz.path'. 'swig' is set without path so either specify absolute path or update the PATH environment to include directory holding swig.exe. Both can be overriden through: mvn -Dyaz.path=/path/to/yaz/installation -Dswig=/path/to/swig/binary install Use the command prompt provided with the Windows SDK. RUNNING A TEST PROGRAM A trivial test program is included in the yaz4.jar, you can invoke it to check the sanity of your yaz4j compilation/installation. On Windows, the YAZ/bin directory (default "C:\Porgam Files\YAZ\bin", if you are using YAZ installer) MUST be on the PATH, otherwise dependent shared libraries will fail to load. Run: java -Djava.library.path=/path/to/yaz4j/dll/or/so/dir -jar any/target/yaz4j.jar Where "/path/to/yaz4j/dll/or/so/dir" points to the directory containing the native yaz4j libary (Windows -> yaz4j/win32/target, Unix -> yaz4j/unix/target). You can omit this flag, if your yaz4j.dll/so is already available on the library path. LINKS The following is most probably already outdated, consult Google. * JDK http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html * Maven http://maven.apache.org/download.cgi * Swig http://www.swig.org/download.html * YAZ http://www.indexdata.com/yaz * Windows SDK http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8279