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-[Dolphin]
-Timestamp=2015,7,12,21,9,46
-Version=3
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-v4.5.19.1801
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+# == OVERVIEW ==
+# * REQUIREMENTS
+# ** Java JDK 1.7 (or higher): https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html
+# ** Apache Ant 1.9.13 (or higher): https://ant.apache.org/bindownload.cgi
+# ** A ROOT_DIR directory on your file-system
+# ** (Windows) cygwin: https://www.cygwin.com/
+# ** (Mac OS X) wget via homebrew (or just download the file manually): https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33886917/how-to-install-wget-in-macos
+#
+# * PROCESS
+# ** Copy-paste this file to a plain-text file; EX: /cygdrive/c/xowa_dev/xowa_get_and_make.sh
+# ** Adjust these environment variables to your system: PLAT_NAME, ROOT_DIR, ANT_BINARY, JAVA_JDK_DIR
+# ** cd to your ROOT_DIR
+# ** Run the file using "sh xowa_get_and_make.sh"
+# ** Run the xowa_dev.jar
+# *** (Windows)  java -jar xowa_dev.jar
+# *** (Linux)    SWT_GTK3=0 && java -jar xowa_dev.jar
+# *** (Mac OS X) java -Xmx256m -d64 -XstartOnFirstThread -jar xowa_dev.jar
+
+# == ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES ==
+JAVA_JDK_VERSION=1.7
+# PLAT_NAME must be one of the following: windows_64,linux_64,macosx_64
+PLAT_NAME=windows_64
+# ROOT_DIR should be created beforehand, and should be in "/" format
+ROOT_DIR=c:/xowa_dev
+# these directories MUST be changed to wherever they exist on your system
+ANT_BINARY=/cygdrive/c/dev/apache_ant/bin/ant
+JAVA_JDK_DIR=/cygdrive/c/dev/java/jdk_1_7_x64
+
+# == DOWNLOAD XOWA SOURCE ==
+# get src and unzip
+wget https://api.github.com/repos/gnosygnu/xowa/tarball/master
+mkdir src
+# unzip; note that "strip 1" removes container folder EX: gnosygnu-123456
+tar -zxf master -C ./src --strip 1
+
+# == REORGANIZE DOWNLOAD FILES ==
+# move /res/ to /root/ folder
+mv src/res/* .
+# needed for Windows only (cygwin defaults to non-execute permissions)
+chmod -R 755 ./bin/$PLAT_NAME/xulrunner
+
+# remove test files
+find ./src -type f -name '*_tst.java' -delete
+find ./src -type f -name '*_fxt.java' -delete
+find ./src -type f -name '*_mok.java' -delete
+
+# == BUILD XOWA ==
+$ANT_BINARY -v -buildfile ./dev/make/xowa_compile.xml  -Droot_dir=$ROOT_DIR -Djdk=$JAVA_JDK_VERSION 
+$ANT_BINARY -v -buildfile ./dev/make/xowa_make_jar.xml -Droot_dir=$ROOT_DIR -Dplat_name=$PLAT_NAME -Dxowa_jar_path=$ROOT_DIR/xowa_dev.jar