Chapter 3. Getting started

Table of Contents

Installation
First development

Installation

From the LegStar Web site, follow the Download menu option. From the Download page you can get the latest version of LegStar as a zip file. The installation instructions will guide you through the install process.

There is a special distribution package for all the z/OS modules. This distribution is in XMIT format ready for upload.

The core LegStar installation does not contain the Eclipse plugins. To install the Eclipse plug-ins, follow the standard Eclipse update mechanism using this link.

Once the Eclipse plug ins are installed, check the Window->Preferences…->LegStar options to see if they fit your needs.

First development

Once the core product is installed, you can start developing. You will have to choose between the ant scripts and the Eclipse plug-ins.

There are ant scripts with each sample provided. Ant scripts are documented under each module release notes.

The following chapters gives a good overview of the Eclipse plug-ins, which are the recommended development path. They provide tutorials for the two important use cases already mentioned.