Scalatra in Action

Appendix. Installation and development setup

Installation

In order to run the code in this book, you need to set up your development machine with several components that will help you generate, build, and run Scalatra applications. This appendix will give you a quick start.

Installing JDK 7

Scalatra runs on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), so you need a Java Development Kit (JDK). Many systems come with a JDK preinstalled; let’s check first to see whether you’ve got one. Run this in a DOS or Unix console:

java -version

This should give back the following:

java version "1.7.0_65"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_65-b17)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.65-b04, mixed mode)

Also run this:

javac -version

You should see ...