RcpSudoku is currently released for Microsoft Windows Systems only.
Prerequisites
As a prerequisite Java 1.4.2 or higher must be installed prior to installing RcpSudoku.
The java version installed can be verified in a command window by entering the command java -version the response should be information about the java version installed.
If the response is incorrect or the java command is not executed, java is not correctly installed on the machine. The Java Installation Package can be obtained free of charge at the Sun Java download site. If you are not a developer choose the JRE version.
The windows version is packaged as a zip compressed folder RcpSudoku, no installation program is necessary, just unzip the installation file to a place of your choice.
RcpSudoku does not change your registry information and it only stores files in the install directory, an exception of course, is if you save a game.
To uninstall the game just delete the folder. The user must have r/w access to the installation folder, this will normally be the case on most MS Windows systems.
To start the game (RCP Version):
Navigate to the installation folder and double click on the RcpSudoku.exe file.
You can generate a shortcut to the exe file and move it to your start menu or desktop, remember the start directory must be the directory where the RcpSudoku.exe file is stored.
To start the game (JFC Version):
Navigate to the installation folder and double click on the RcpSudoku.jar file.
You can generate a shortcut to the jar file and move it to your start menu or desktop, remember the start directory must be the directory where the RcpSudoku.jar file is stored.
For users with programming skills:
As a development platform for RcpSudoku the Eclipse IDE 3.2 is used. If you want to work with the game solving rules or have other use for the source code, you can download the xxxxx.SRC.zip package. The source code is also available at the Source Forge CVS repository.
The easiest way to assure a consistent Eclipse workspace is to download the Team Project Set from project page at SourceForge. Import the file as a Team Project Set.