JXClient, the Java client for Crossfire, requires Java version 8 or later to run.

The sources are part of the Crossfire [[:sourceforge:svn_code|SVN repository]], in the ''jxclient'' directory

To compile it, you need the associated JDK.

JXClient uses Gradle as build mechanism.

====== Under Linux ======
The recommended way to build is to use the ''Docker'' file provided.

Fist you need to setup the build environment: from the root of the sources,

  ./build-setup.sh

will install, in Docker, all required dependencies.

Then to build, still from the sources root:

  ./build-run.sh

will open the Docker prompt, into which you can use

  ./gradlew

to build the sources.


If you wish to compile outside Docker, you can use the

  ./gradlew

wrapper to build directly, after installing the required dependencies on your system.

====== Under Windows ======

Gradle should work like for Linux.

A pre-built installer, embedding the JRE and everything needed, is built daily at [[https://crossfire.weeger.org]].