Looks good to me. -if you link to j2ee.jar you get servlets, mail, activation, some others for free -ant1.5.1 is recommended -you can also compile with jikes, jikes.org, for bonus build speed. -if you want a redistributable you know works with java1.3, build on java1.3
I recommend you dont put this in build.xml but instead start something in docs, say building-axis.html. In the build file we can just point to this document. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vidyanand Murunikkara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 19:47 Subject: RE: Few questions on the build Hi I finally managed to get most of the build working. But there were things like which version to use and where to start that always trouble me. Also after seeing this thread someone had mailed me about the difficulties he had faced while building axis and how he had abandoned that idea. So I guess making a small documentation to talk about building axis is required. It is there in Developer's-guide. But it is kinda outdated. So i am attaching a step by step process of doing the build. Also included is the recommended version for each of the required/optional components. I would realise appreciate if you can take a look at this and say if it is ok. I will then go ahead and make the required changes to the docs/build.xml. Thanks Vidyanand.