The software that the previous releases of DITA OT depend on are
redistributed. The installation package of DITA OT 1.3 includes the software,
so the configuration process is streamlined.
Before installing DITA Open Toolkit 1.3, you need to complete the
following steps:
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Download and configure JDK properly.
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(Optional) Download and configure HTMLHelp Compiler properly for HTMLHelp
transformation.
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(Optional) Download and configure JavaHelp Compiler properly for JavaHelp
transformation.
Then, you need to complete the following steps:
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Download the full DITA OT 1.3 package.
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Run the batch file "
startcmd.bat" for Windows
or "
startcmd.sh" for Linux to set up the necessary environment
variables.
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Run the transformation in the command-line window by using
Java command line or ANT as you did in the previous releases of DITA OT.
You can still use the small package to install DITA OT 1.3:
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Download the small package.
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Configure the system environment as you did in previous releases
of DITA OT, but add two more paths %DITA_HOME%\lib;%DITA_HOME%\lib\resolver.jar;
to the CLASSPATH parameter.
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Run the package by using Java command line or Ant.