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There are two ways to get the source code, from the project's Subversion repository or from a source release. Here's how to get the code from Subversion: <code>

   svn co https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/roller/trunk

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 roller_trunk

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TBD: how to get and extract a source release

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Here's how to build Roller Weblogger (also runs the unit tests). <code>

   cd roller_trunk

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   mvn install

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Running Roller Weblogger for development testing

Here's how to run the Jetty servlet engine, Derby and Roller for development testing of Roller: <code>

   cd roller_trunk/weblogger-web

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   mvn jetty:run-war

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Then use your web browser to browse to http://localhost:8080/roller to test Roller. You will find the log files in roller_trunk/weblogger-web/target/work. You can adjust logging levels via the Roller properties override file at roller_trunk/weblogger-web/src/test/resources/roller-custom.properties.

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Here's how to build a full Roller Weblogger release including both binary and source releases. <code>

   cd roller_trunk/web-assembly

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   mvn install

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You'll find the release files in roller_trunk/web-assembly/target.