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1 Pre-requirements

Before to download, compile and install the latest version of Orient please
assure to have the following tools installed:

1.1 Java
OrientDB needs Java Run-Time (JRE/JDK) version 6 or major to run the Server. Clients
need Java release 5 or major. We suggest to use Java version 7 because the
performance improvement.
 
To download Java go to: http://www.java.com/en/download/

Note: Please assure to download the JDK and not JRE.

1.1 Apache Ant
Apache Ant version 1.6.5 (previous version should works too).

You can download from here:
> http://ant.apache.org/bindownload.cgi

2 Build the last version of Orient

Follow the instruction below:

a) Open a shell and go in the path where you want to download the
   sources.
b) Type:
   svn checkout https://orient.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ orient
c) Move to the directory *trunk* and execute *ant*
d) Wait for building and when finished
e) Enjoy ;-)

If you want help start from here:
> http://groups.google.com/group/orient-database

3 Launch the tests

Follow the instruction below:

a) Open a shell and go in the path where you have installed the OrientDB sources.
b) Type: ant test
c) Wait for the completition.
d) Once finished you can close the OrientDB Server instance started for the tests 

Orient Database staff