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diff --git a/docs/developer/IDE.md b/docs/developer/IDE.md index 70a090980..491d3403c 100644 --- a/docs/developer/IDE.md +++ b/docs/developer/IDE.md @@ -89,6 +89,18 @@ As mentioned in the introduction, AspectJ features its own Ant task, which is de [this chapter](https://www.eclipse.org/aspectj/doc/next/devguide/printable.html#antTasks) of the Development Environment Guide. +### Command line + +If you wish to install AspectJ in a separate directory and use it from the command line without any extra build tools, +feel free to download the **AspectJ installer**. It is and executable JAR installer. It requires Java and possibly admin +rights, if e.g. under Windows you want to install AspectJ to _C:/Program Files/AspectJ_. You execute it from a command +prompt via `java -jar installer-<version>.jar` and select your installation options. Then you add `<ASPECTJ_HOME>/bin` +to your path and are good to go. You can now call tools like the Aspectj compiler `ajc`, the AspectJ documentation +generator `ajdoc` (similar to Javadoc) or the AspectJ Browser `ajbrowser` from the command line. + +You can find older installer versions until 1.9.6 on the [AspectJ website](https://www.eclipse.org/aspectj/downloads.php), +more recent ones are currently being hosted on the [AspectJ.dev website](https://aspectj.dev/maven/org/aspectj/installer/). + ## Biased recommendation Feel free to be skeptical, because the author has both IDE and build tool biases, but I am recommending Maven as a build |