You have two options for obtaining SDO Java source code; you can either download a source code distribution, or you can extract the source code from our svn repository. Note that if you want to contribute to the development, then you'll need to take the latter approach, since creating patches depends on the svn environment.

Downloading a source distribution

You can download SDO Java source distributions (SDO API and Implementation), and either follow the instructions in the BUILDING.txt file to recreate the SDO Java binary distribution, or you can extract the archives and follow the instructions to establish a Maven or Eclipse development environment.

Extracting source code from SVN

If you want to contribute to SDO development you'll need to follow this approach to getting source code. First you'll need a subversion client installed on your machine. These instructions demonstrate the command line interface. If you choose to install a graphical client you should readily be able to map these instructions to the required interactions.

• Install your SVN client and ensure it is on your execution path
• Create an empty local directory (referred to as <sdo-source-root> below)
• execute the command: svn checkout https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/tuscany/java/sdo/
• if you get a message asking you whether you want to accept the server certificate, reply yes

Now follow the instructions to establish a Maven or Eclipse development environment.