Prerequisites

The following are necessary to compile, run and develop Overture. While we'll give a few instructions on how use of these tools, it's assumed that developers know how to work with them. Links to relevant external guides are provided.

• Java Development Kit 1.8 -- make sure that JAVA HOME is pointing to your JDK installation.
• Maven 3 (3.2 recommended) -- Maven is used for building Overture and dependency management. We have a basic Maven guide but if you're unfamiliar with it, we recommend checking out the official documentation.
• Git -- our wonderful version control system. Like with Maven, we provide some information about Git but if you're not familiar with it, Pro Git is the resource of choice.
• Eclipse 4 -- our development platform and IDE. Overture currently runs on version 4.5 - Mars.

A note on Eclipse:

Eclipse is used both as a Java IDE and as an application framework on top of which we build Overture. We assume developers are familiar with Eclipse or other IDEs. If not, documentation is pleantiful. We provide some information on Eclipse as an application framework but only as it relates to Overture specifically.