Getting Started

This page contains most of the information you'll need to get started with Bristlecone.

Prerequisites

Bristlecone requires Sun JDK 1.5 or higher to run. To build source you will also require Apache Ant 1.7.0 or greater.

Source Code

Bristlecone source code is maintained in a Subversion repository and can be checked out as follows:

svn co https://bristlecone.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/bristlecone bristlecone

For more information consult the Bristecone source code page on SourceForge.

Downloads

Downloads are available from the downloads page of the Bristlecone project on SourgeForge.net.

Mailing Lists

Bristlecone mailing lists are hosted on SourceForge.net.  For more information look at the Bristlecone email list page.

Setting Up Bristlecone

Bristlecone takes only a few minutes to set up and start using. Look at the README in the main directory to get oriented. Also, look at the Wiki for further testing tips.  If you plan to write new test cases for Benchmark, it helps to have a Java IDE like Eclipse available.

Licensing and Code Contributions

Please see our Licensing page for information about software licenses and making contributions.