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Platform requirements

Operating systems: Windows® 2000, Windows XP, and Linux® Intel® 32-bit platforms (tested)

Software:

• Java™ 1.4 (tested with IBM® Java SDK 1.4.2 (included in installer packages); will not run on 1.3 or lower levels)
• GCC (necessary only for the Linux version of the C++ enablement layer, an optional component): For standard RPM, use GCC 3.2.2 or above, but below 3.4; for RPM 3.4 or above, use the gcc342.
• Windows C++ compiler: Microsoft Visual C++, Versions 7 and 8 (necessary only for the Windows version of the C++ enablement layer, an optional component)
• Python 2.4 and SWIG 1.3.28 (necessary only for running UIMA components writtent in Python)
• Perl 5.8 and SWIG 1.3.28 (necessary only for running UIMA components written in Perl)
• TCL 8.4 and SWIG 1.3.28 (necessary only for running UIMA components written in TCL)

Note: Other platforms and JDK implementations may work but have not been significantly tested.

Installation instructions

Installation instructions are available for the following:

• Semantic Search for Apache UIMA
• IBM UIMA Adapter wrapper for Apache UIMA
• UIMA SDK
• UIMA C++ Enablement layer
• Perl/Python/TCL support

Semantic Search for Apache UIMA

1. Download the SemanticSearch.zip file.
2. Extract it into a temporary directory.
3. Follow the directions in docs/SemanticSearch/README.txt.

IBM UIMA Adapter wrapper for Apache UIMA

1. Download the IBM-UIMA-Adapter-2.2.zip file.
2. Extract it into a temporary directory.
3. Follow the directions in docs/IBM_UIMA_Adapter/readme.txt.

UIMA SDK

There are two installation methods: Use the automatic installer, or unzip the .zip file and run a fix-up script (described in the docs/readme.html).

The installer includes IBM Java 1.4.2, which is installed along with UIMA. The .zip file requires, but does not include, a compatible Java version (1.4 or above).

The installers overwrite files having the same names in the directory where you install it. Therefore, if you have installed a prior version of the UIMA SDK and have modified any files that you want to keep, you must back them up or choose a different installation directory. Other files in the installation directory will not be modified.

Installation instructions for the optional C++ enablement layer are below. Version 2.0 does not include the C++ enablement layer yet. In the instructions below, please choose either the 2.x or the 1.x version of the files.

Windows:

1. Download the file UIMA_SDK_setupwin32.exe to a temporary directory.
2. Start the executable file in order to launch the UIMA Installation Wizard.
3. Follow the instructions in the installation wizard.
4. After successful installation, the wizard will launch a browser displaying the readme file, which contains pointers to more information. This file can also be found at <your installation directory>\docs\readme.html.

Linux:

1. Download the file UIMA_SDK_setupLinux.bin to a temporary directory.
2. Make sure that the file has "user execute" permissions on your file system. If required, use "chmod" to set the permissions appropriately.
3. Start the executable file in order to launch the UIMA Installation Wizard.
4. Follow the instructions in the installation wizard. By default, UIMA will be installed into the /opt/IBM/UIMA directory. Make sure that you have permission to create and access this directory, or change the target directory appropriately.
5. After successful installation, the wizard will launch a browser displaying the readme file, which contains pointers to more information. This file can also be found at <your installation directory>/docs/readme.html.

Other platforms:

1. Depending on the zip program available on your platform, choose either UIMA_SDK.zip or UIMA_SDK.tgz.
2. Download the file to a temporary directory.
3. Extract the file into a directory of your choice.
4. Follow the instructions in the readme.html file, which is found in the docs subdirectory.

Optional C++ enablement layer

Windows:

1. Download the appropriate file for your Windows system: uimacpp-1.4.4-msvc7.zip or uimacpp-1.4.4-msvc8.zip.
2. Extract the file into a directory of your choice.
3. Follow the instructions in the QuickStart.html file, which is found in the docs subdirectory.

Linux:

1. Download the appropriate file for your Linux system: uimacpp-gcc342-1.4-4.i386.rpm or uimacpp-gcc323-1.4-4.i386.rpm.
2. As root, install the RPM file using the normal methods for installing RPM files in Linux, using the following command:

   uimacpp-gcc342-1.4-4.i386.rpm

3. Follow the instructions in the QuickStart.html file, which is found in the /opt/IBM/taf/docs subdirectory.

Optional support of Python, Perl, and TCL annotators

1. Install the C++ enablement layer as described above.
2. Follow the instructions in files Python.html, Perl.html, and Tcl.html, which are found in the docs subdirectory.