Getting Started

Requirements

Java JDK 1.2 or higher. You can get from SUN Microsystems
ANT, a Java based build tool. You can get it from the Jakarta ANT Homepage
The TAgents sources. You can use the latest version from cvs or get the latest package from the project download page. Both are accessible from the Project Page

Compiling

To compile the TAgents sources you need ANT installed on your system. Then go into the TAgents dirctory and just type "ant build.all". This will build all required packages.

Executing

To execute just type "java -jar TAgents.jar <configuration-file>" in the TAgents directory (where all the jar-files are). There are some example config files in the conf - directory. You will probably need to edit them to adjust them to your system. The settings are described in the example files. If you have set the GUIAdmin to load at startup (config-file: LOAD=org.tagents.services.admin.gui.GUIAdmin) the you will get a basic gui now to play with.

Warning

The Software is still in a very alpha state and is mostly intended for developers interested in mobile agents!
If you have any problems / bugs please report them to the tagents-dev mailling-list.