Install Guide

Installing Credits Tracker

First thing's first! Make sure you have JAVA 7 RUNTIME ENVIRONMENT installed!
To verify what version of the Java Runtime Environment you have installed, or if you
even have one installed, go to <www.java.com verify=""> and follow the simple instructions.
It shouldn't take very long. If you don't have Java, you should probably go ahead and install it anyways. I'm not just saying that so you'll download my program (although that's a GREAT reason to do it!!), I'm saying it because a lot of programs run on Java, and you'll probably need it at one point or another.</www.java.com>

Tarball (for Linux users)

1. Under files (on this site of course), navigate to stable/Linux
2. You should see folders all numbered x.0. Pick the latest version (the highest number).
3. You should find a gzipped tarball with the executable in it and icons.
4. I don't have an install script for this just yet (I haven't really learned how to write a usable bash script, I know, I'm a disgrace), so set it up the way you want it.

Installer (for Windows users)

1. Under files (again, on this site), navigate to stable/Windows.
2. You should see folders all numbered x.0. Pick the latest version (the highest number).
3. Inside there should be a zip file named "credits-tracker_x.0.zip" Download and extract.
4. Run the installer file (named CreditsTracker_inst.exe)

Note: Credits Tracker won't work if you install it to your Program Files directory, or any other directory that isn't yours, even if your account is an administrator account.

Source code (for nerds like me)

I have the project's source code hosted on Git Hub. Visit https://github.com/HugoSTorres/CreditsTracker to see the project page.

NOTE: I made this program using NetBeans 7.3 and it's a good idea to use it too since the GUI is made in NetBeans. Simply copy the repo's contents to a directory named "Credits Tracker" (or whatever other name you want, I won't judge), and NetBeans will recognize that it's one of its own.

I never push the stable release to the repo. The master branch contains what you could call the latest release candidate. Release candidates are denoted by having a number other than zero after the decimal in the version number. So x.1 is "version x RC 1."