Frequently Asked Questions

1. How do I contribute?
2. Where do I download Centipede from?
3. I have downloaded the Centipede distribution now what?
4. Can I have CVS access?
5. How do I contribute a patch?
6. How do I build from behind a proxy?

	1. How do I contribute?

Centipede, like all Open Source projects relies on the contributions of people l ike you and we like to make it as easy as possible for you to contribute. Please join the developers mailing list , bring your ideas, or simply ask what you can do to help and you will find a warm welcome.

	2. Where do I download Centipede from?

The latest distributions are available from Sourceforge.net . If you prefer you can grab the latest version from CVS .

	3. I have downloaded the Centipede distribution now what?

First add <centipede install dir>/bin to your path.

Centipede has a nice interactive menu system for ANT. Just type cent (or cent.bat if you are on a Windows platform) and select the docs target. You can also type the target at the command line, that is, cent site. This will build the documentation for you, just point your browser at ./build/projectname/forrest/site/index.html to take a look.

A good place to start is "How To... Start a Project" in the manual section. Once you have mastered things please don't forget to contribute, even if it is only by pointing out a spelling error in the docs

	4. Can I have CVS access?

You can have read only access right away . As for commit access we operate a meritocracy so contribute and you will be reqarded accordingly. If you don't yet have CVS commit access then please contribute by submitting patches

	5. How do I contribute a patch?

We use the Sourceforge bug tracking system for patch management. If your patch relates to a bug entry please attach it to that bug and give details of what the patch does in your description. If your patch is not related to an entry on the sourceforge then please create one, oin this case the subject should start with [PATCH].

	6. How do I build from behind a proxy?

When you run build, Centipede will download any required antlibs automatically. To do this it must have a connection to the internet. If for any reason it cannot get this connections a connection timed out exception will be thrown. This will happen for numerous reasons, one of the most common is that you are behind a proxy and have not set the Java system properties accordingly.

Since we are using ANT the easiest way to do this is to set the ANT_OPTS environment variable, by executing the following code (or its windows equivalent)

export ANT_OPTS="-Dhttp.proxyHost=proxy.host.url -Dhttp.proxyPort=proxyPort"

For more information see the ANT and Java documentation.