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     <title>Acquiring - The Apache Struts Web Application Framework</title>
     <author>Craig R. McClanahan</author>
     <author>Ted Husted</author>
     <author>Martin Cooper</author>
     <author>James Holmes</author>
     <author>James Mitchell</author>
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 <body>

     <section name="Acquiring Struts" href="Acquiring">

     <p>
     Struts is available in a convenient binary distribution and also with complete
     source code. You may choose to download a production release or one of the
     development builds. All downloads are available to the general public at
     no charge and are distributed under the <a href="http://apache.org/licenses/">Apache License</a>.
     </p>
     <ul>
       <li>
         <a href="http://struts.apache.org/download.cgi">
           <strong>Struts Binary and Source Code Distributions - Struts 1.2.8 is the best available version</strong>
         </a>
       </li>
     </ul>
     <p>
     <strong>In addition to a Struts distribution,</strong> you will need to ensure that you have
     downloaded and installed all of the
     <a href="userGuide/installation.html#Prerequisites">
     prerequisite</a> software applications.
     Then, follow the appropriate instructions to
     <a href="userGuide/installation.html#Installing">
     install and use a Struts binary distribution</a> in your web application
     or for
     <a href="userGuide/installation.html#Building">
     building Struts from the source distribution</a>.
     </p>

 </section>

 <section name="Development Builds" href="Milestones">

     <p>
     The latest <em>development build</em> of Struts is available
     <a href="http://svn.apache.org/dist/struts/">here</a>
     in a convenient binary distribution and also with complete source code.
     </p>

     <p>
     Development builds are being reviewed for quality by the Struts community.
     When a build is judged "ready for prime time", it is promoted to "General
     Availability" status and may be made the "Best Available" release.
     </p>

 </section>

 <section name="Nightly Builds" href="Builds">

     <p>
     For developers who are helping to develop Struts, or who just want "the
     latest bits", the latest development version is made available each morning.
     Use at your own risk!
     </p>

     <ul>

     <li>
         Source Repository - Download the source directly via
         <a href="http://www.apache.org/dev/version-control.html">
         anonymous access</a>.
     </li>

     <li>
         Binary builds - Download the binary distribution from one of the
         Struts nightly build directories:
         <a href="http://svn.apache.org/builds/struts/nightly/">
         Built by Ant</a> or
         <a href="http://svn.apache.org/builds/struts/maven/">
         Built by Maven</a>.
     </li>

     <li>
         Nightly source builds - Download the source distribution from the
        <a href="http://svn.apache.org/builds/struts/nightly/src/">
         Struts nightly sources directory</a>.
     </li>

     </ul>

     <p>
         If you are building Struts from source, be sure to refer to the
         <a href="userGuide/installation.html">Installation page</a> in the
         User Guide for prerequisites.
         There are several JARs from the Jakarta Commons project that
         are required to build Struts.
     </p>

     <p>
     If you are interested in the Tag Library Descriptor (TLD) files,
     they are maintained in the
     <a href="http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/core/trunk/conf/share/">
     /conf/share</a> folder of the main repository.
     </p>

     <p>
     Also be sure to check the
     <a href="userGuide/release-notes.html">
     Release Notes</a> for the nightly builds so you know what you are getting!
     </p>

     <p>
     Access to the source repository for Struts is available through both
     <a href="http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/struts/core/trunk/?root=Apache-SVN">web browser</a>
     and
     <a href="http://www.apache.org/dev/version-control.html">
     Subversion client</a> interfaces.
     </p>

 </section>

 <section>
     <p class="right">
     Next: <a href="using.html">Using Struts</a>
     </p>
 </section>

 </body>
 </document>
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	<document url="./acquiring.xml">

	<!--
	// ======================================================================== 78
	-->

	<properties>
	<title>Acquiring - The Apache Struts Web Application Framework</title>
	<author>Craig R. McClanahan</author>
	<author>Ted Husted</author>
	<author>Martin Cooper</author>
	<author>James Holmes</author>
	<author>James Mitchell</author>
	</properties>

	<body>

	<section name="Acquiring Struts" href="Acquiring">

	<p>
	Struts is available in a convenient binary distribution and also with complete
	source code. You may choose to download a production release or one of the
	development builds. All downloads are available to the general public at
	no charge and are distributed under the <a href="http://apache.org/licenses/">Apache License</a>.
	</p>
	<ul>
	<li>
	<a href="http://struts.apache.org/download.cgi">
	<strong>Struts Binary and Source Code Distributions - Struts 1.2.8 is the best available version</strong>
	</a>
	</li>
	</ul>
	<p>
	<strong>In addition to a Struts distribution,</strong> you will need to ensure that you have
	downloaded and installed all of the
	<a href="userGuide/installation.html#Prerequisites">
	prerequisite</a> software applications.
	Then, follow the appropriate instructions to
	<a href="userGuide/installation.html#Installing">
	install and use a Struts binary distribution</a> in your web application
	or for
	<a href="userGuide/installation.html#Building">
	building Struts from the source distribution</a>.
	</p>

	</section>

	<section name="Development Builds" href="Milestones">

	<p>
	The latest <em>development build</em> of Struts is available
	<a href="http://svn.apache.org/dist/struts/">here</a>
	in a convenient binary distribution and also with complete source code.
	</p>

	<p>
	Development builds are being reviewed for quality by the Struts community.
	When a build is judged "ready for prime time", it is promoted to "General
	Availability" status and may be made the "Best Available" release.
	</p>

	</section>

	<section name="Nightly Builds" href="Builds">

	<p>
	For developers who are helping to develop Struts, or who just want "the
	latest bits", the latest development version is made available each morning.
	Use at your own risk!
	</p>

	<ul>

	<li>
	Source Repository - Download the source directly via
	<a href="http://www.apache.org/dev/version-control.html">
	anonymous access</a>.
	</li>

	<li>
	Binary builds - Download the binary distribution from one of the
	Struts nightly build directories:
	<a href="http://svn.apache.org/builds/struts/nightly/">
	Built by Ant</a> or
	<a href="http://svn.apache.org/builds/struts/maven/">
	Built by Maven</a>.
	</li>

	<li>
	Nightly source builds - Download the source distribution from the
	<a href="http://svn.apache.org/builds/struts/nightly/src/">
	Struts nightly sources directory</a>.
	</li>

	</ul>

	<p>
	If you are building Struts from source, be sure to refer to the
	<a href="userGuide/installation.html">Installation page</a> in the
	User Guide for prerequisites.
	There are several JARs from the Jakarta Commons project that
	are required to build Struts.
	</p>

	<p>
	If you are interested in the Tag Library Descriptor (TLD) files,
	they are maintained in the
	<a href="http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/core/trunk/conf/share/">
	/conf/share</a> folder of the main repository.
	</p>

	<p>
	Also be sure to check the
	<a href="userGuide/release-notes.html">
	Release Notes</a> for the nightly builds so you know what you are getting!
	</p>

	<p>
	Access to the source repository for Struts is available through both
	<a href="http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/struts/core/trunk/?root=Apache-SVN">web browser</a>
	and
	<a href="http://www.apache.org/dev/version-control.html">
	Subversion client</a> interfaces.
	</p>

	</section>

	<section>
	<p class="right">
	Next: <a href="using.html">Using Struts</a>
	</p>
	</section>

	</body>
	</document>