[jQuery](http://jquery.com/) - New Wave Javascript ================================ What you need to build your own jQuery --------------------------------------- * Make sure that you have Java installed (if you want to build a minified version of jQuery). If not, [go to this page](http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp) and download "Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0" Build Options -------------- You now have **three** options for building jQuery: * **`make`**: If you have access to common UNIX commands (like `make`, `mkdir`, `rm`, `cat`, and `echo`) then simply type `make` to build all the components. * **`rake`**: If you have Ruby Rake installed (on either Windows or UNIX/Linux), you can simply type `rake` to build all the components. * **`ant`**: If you have Ant installed (or are on Windows and don't have access to make). You can download Ant from here: [http://ant.apache.org/bindownload.cgi]. How to build your own jQuery ----------------------------- *Note: If you are using either `rake` or `ant`, substitute your chosen method in place of `make` in the examples below. They work identically for all intents and purposes. Quick reference is also available for `rake` by typing `rake -T` in the `jquery` directory.* In the main directory of the distribution (the one that this file is in), type the following to make all versions of jQuery: make *Here are the individual items that are buildable from the Makefile:* make init Pull in all the external dependencies (QUnit, Sizzle) for the project. make jquery The standard, uncompressed, jQuery code. Makes: `./dist/jquery.js` make min A compressed version of jQuery (made the Closure Compiler). Makes: `./dist/jquery.min.js` make lint Tests a build of jQuery against JSLint, looking for potential errors or bits of confusing code. make selector Builds the selector library for jQuery from Sizzle. Makes: `./src/selector.js` Finally, you can remove all the built files using the command: make clean Building to a different directory ---------------------------------- If you want to build jQuery to a directory that is different from the default location, you can... **Make only:** Specify the PREFIX directory, for example: make PREFIX=/home/john/test/ [command] With this example, the output files would be contained in `/home/john/test/dist/` **Rake only:** Define the DIST_DIR directory, for example: rake DIST_DIR=/home/john/test/ [command] With this example, the output files would be contained in `/home/john/test/` *In both examples, `[command]` is optional.* **Ant only:** You cannot currently build to another directory when using Ant. Questions? ---------- If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them on the Developing jQuery Core forum, which can be found here: [http://forum.jquery.com/developing-jquery-core](http://forum.jquery.com/developing-jquery-core)